Interpreting scripture among Mainline Protestants who identify as democrat/lean Dem. by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Mainline Protestants who identify as democrat/lean Dem. by interpretation of scripture
% of Mainline Protestants who identify as democrat/lean Dem. who say the holy scripture is…
Religious denomination | 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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American Baptist Churches USA | 55% | 27% | 4% | 10% | 5% | 198 |
Episcopal Church | 6% | 29% | < 1% | 55% | 9% | 254 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 20% | 38% | < 1% | 34% | 8% | 296 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 18% | 38% | 1% | 30% | 12% | 195 |
United Church of Christ | 17% | 22% | < 1% | 42% | 18% | 138 |
United Methodist Church | 20% | 41% | 1% | 31% | 7% | 594 |
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