Views about same-sex marriage among Christians by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among Christians by views about same-sex marriage

% of Christians who …same-sex marriage

Interpreting scriptureStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Word of God; should be taken literally25%67%8%9,031
Word of God; not everything taken literally50%43%7%8,437
Word of God; other/don't know26%56%18%889
Not the word of God72%21%7%4,891
Other/don't know52%33%14%1,800
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