Interpreting scripture among Mainline Protestants who identify as white by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Mainline Protestants who identify as white by interpretation of scripture

% of Mainline Protestants who identify as white 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
American Baptist Churches USA51%28%5%11%5%352
Episcopal Church9%35%1%47%9%443
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)19%44%2%29%7%609
Interdenominational (Mainline Trad.)12%29%< 1%38%21%102
Presbyterian Church (USA)22%41%2%26%9%384
United Church of Christ9%33%1%42%15%206
United Methodist Church27%42%3%21%8%1,532
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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