Interpreting scripture among Evangelical Protestants who believe in Hell by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Evangelical Protestants who believe in Hell by interpretation of scripture

% of Evangelical Protestants who believe in Hell who say the holy scripture is…

Religious denominationWord of God; should be taken literallyWord of God; not everything taken literallyWord of God; other/don't knowNot the word of GodOther/don't knowSample size
Assemblies of God74%18%2%2%3%409
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)86%11%2%< 1%1%103
Churches of Christ51%35%4%8%3%415
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)58%29%3%7%3%699
Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.)57%31%2%4%5%148
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod47%40%3%7%3%339
Nondenominational charismatic58%33%3%4%1%150
Nondenominational evangelical55%35%4%3%3%561
Southern Baptist Convention64%23%4%5%3%1,594
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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