Interpreting scripture among members of the Churches of Christ by views about homosexuality (2014) Switch to: Views about homosexuality among members of the Churches of Christ by interpretation of scripture

% of members of the Churches of Christ who say the holy scripture is…

Views about homosexualityWord 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
Should be accepted31%45%3%17%5%172
Should be discouraged58%26%4%8%4%294
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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