Interpreting scripture among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by interpretation of scripture

% of adults who say homosexuality should be accepted who say the holy scripture is…

Religious traditionWord 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
Buddhist4%10%1%75%10%235
Catholic21%36%2%33%8%4,929
Evangelical Protestant36%42%3%14%6%2,912
Hindu7%18%1%67%8%126
Historically Black Protestant53%28%2%12%5%944
Jewish4%22%< 1%66%7%726
Mainline Protestant15%38%2%36%10%4,042
Mormon29%50%2%15%3%225
Muslim29%39%5%20%7%111
Orthodox Christian13%37%2%35%12%116
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")6%10%< 1%78%6%6,338
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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