Interpreting scripture among who say philosophy/reason is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among who say philosophy/reason is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by interpretation of scripture
% of who say philosophy/reason is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who say the holy scripture is…
Religious tradition | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Catholic | 21% | 32% | 1% | 38% | 8% | 738 |
Evangelical Protestant | 27% | 45% | 2% | 18% | 8% | 408 |
Historically Black Protestant | 47% | 34% | < 1% | 13% | 5% | 111 |
Jewish | 8% | 12% | 1% | 73% | 5% | 144 |
Mainline Protestant | 10% | 31% | 1% | 49% | 9% | 647 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 4% | 7% | < 1% | 83% | 6% | 1,396 |
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