Region among baptists in the Evangelical Tradition by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among baptists in the Evangelical Tradition by region
% of baptists in the Evangelical Tradition who are in…
Interpreting scripture | Northeast | South | Midwest | West | Sample size |
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Word of God; should be taken literally | 5% | 73% | 14% | 9% | 1,903 |
Word of God; not everything taken literally | 7% | 64% | 16% | 13% | 773 |
Word of God; other/don't know | 8% | 79% | 6% | 6% | 119 |
Not the word of God | 7% | 64% | 15% | 13% | 233 |
Other/don't know | 10% | 63% | 15% | 12% | 114 |