Views about abortion among members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) by views about abortion
% of members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) who say abortion should be…
| Interpreting scripture | Legal in all/most cases | Illegal in all/most cases | Don't know | Sample size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Word of God; should be taken literally | 41% | 57% | 2% | 118 |
| Word of God; not everything taken literally | 62% | 36% | 2% | 280 |
| Not the word of God | 81% | 16% | 3% | 174 |
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