Interpreting scripture among adults in Tennessee by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults in Tennessee by interpretation of scripture
% of adults in Tennessee 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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Evangelical Protestant | 58% | 25% | 7% | 7% | 3% | 348 |
Mainline Protestant | 34% | 37% | 1% | 16% | 12% | 103 |
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