Interpreting scripture among Asians by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among Asians by interpretation of scripture
% of Asians who say the holy scripture is…
Religious tradition | 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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Catholic | 23% | 44% | 1% | 26% | 6% | 147 |
Evangelical Protestant | 48% | 33% | 5% | 5% | 9% | 115 |
Hindu | 11% | 16% | < 1% | 62% | 11% | 173 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 4% | 6% | < 1% | 82% | 8% | 263 |
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