Interpreting scripture among members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) by parental status (2014) Switch to: Parent of children under 18 among members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) by interpretation of scripture
% of members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) who say the holy scripture is…
Parent of children under 18 | 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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Parents | 13% | 45% | < 1% | 36% | 7% | 114 |
Non-parents | 22% | 42% | 2% | 26% | 8% | 527 |
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