Views about same-sex marriage among Evangelical Protestants who say the holy scripture is word of God; not everything taken literally by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Evangelical Protestants who say the holy scripture is word of God; not everything taken literally by views about same-sex marriage

% of Evangelical Protestants who say the holy scripture is word of God; not everything taken literally who …same-sex marriage

Religious denominationStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Churches of Christ39%57%4%162
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)46%46%8%215
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod51%42%8%177
Nondenominational evangelical37%60%4%236
Southern Baptist Convention34%60%6%430
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