Interpreting scripture among members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) by views about same-sex marriage (2014) Switch to: Views about same-sex marriage among members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) by interpretation of scripture
% of members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) who say the holy scripture is…
Views about same-sex marriage | 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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Strongly favor/favor | 9% | 45% | 1% | 38% | 7% | 400 |
Oppose/strongly oppose | 45% | 36% | 4% | 10% | 5% | 196 |
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