Interpreting scripture among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition who identify as black by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious family among members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition who identify as black by interpretation of scripture
% of members of the Historically Black Protestant Tradition who identify as black who say the holy scripture is…
Religious family | 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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Baptist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) | 61% | 21% | 2% | 9% | 7% | 1,159 |
Methodist Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) | 57% | 23% | 3% | 11% | 6% | 173 |
Nondenominational Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) | 59% | 31% | 2% | 7% | 2% | 100 |
Nonspecific Protestant Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) | 34% | 29% | 7% | 13% | 17% | 104 |
Pentecostal Family (Historically Black Protestant Trad.) | 66% | 26% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 235 |
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