Interpreting scripture among members of the Southern Baptist Convention by region (2014) Switch to: Region among members of the Southern Baptist Convention by interpretation of scripture
% of members of the Southern Baptist Convention who say the holy scripture is…
Region | 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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South | 63% | 23% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 1,443 |
Midwest | 55% | 27% | 2% | 12% | 5% | 191 |
West | 57% | 26% | 2% | 10% | 5% | 166 |
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