Interpreting scripture among baptists in the Historically Black Protestant Tradition by attendance at prayer groups (2014) Switch to: Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among baptists in the Historically Black Protestant Tradition by interpretation of scripture
% of baptists in the Historically Black Protestant Tradition who say the holy scripture is…
Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 75% | 15% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 509 |
Once or twice a month | 62% | 23% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 173 |
Several times a year | 55% | 25% | < 1% | 14% | 6% | 120 |
Seldom/never | 43% | 28% | 2% | 18% | 9% | 363 |
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