Endtime Family (Children of God), 1997

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BIBLIT Which of these statements comes closest to describing your feelings about the Bible?   1) The Bible is the actual word of God and it is to be taken literally.   2) The Bible is the inspired word of God but not everything should be taken literally, word for word.   3) The Bible is an ancient book of fables, legends, history, and moral precepts recorded by man.   4) This does not apply to me.

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
The Bible is the actual word of God and it is to be taken literally.	472	47.2%	47.2%	-.96
The Bible is the inspired word of God but not everything should be taken literally, word for word.	507	50.6%	97.8%	.74
The Bible is an ancient book of fables, legends, history, and moral precepts recorded by man.	8	.8%	98.6%	2.44
This does not apply to me.	14	1.4%	100%	4.14

Variable Comparisons

Sex Year of birth Education

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
The Bible is the actual word of God and it is to be taken literally.	52.4% 208	43.8% 261	47.2% 469
The Bible is the inspired word of God but not everything should be taken literally, word for word.	45.6% 181	53.9% 321	50.6% 502
The Bible is an ancient book of fables, legends, history, and moral precepts recorded by man.	1.0% 4	0.7% 4	0.8% 8
This does not apply to me.	1.0% 4	1.7% 10	1.4% 14
TOTAL	100.0% 397	100.0% 596	993

Year of birth (I-BORN)

	Before1950	1950-1955	1956-1969	1970-1978	1979-1983	TOTAL
The Bible is the actual word of God and it is to be taken literally.	55.0% 55	55.8% 126	55.3% 104	41.9% 93	34.5% 88	47.0% 466
The Bible is the inspired word of God but not everything should be taken literally, word for word.	45.0% 45	42.9% 97	43.1% 81	55.9% 124	61.2% 156	50.8% 503
The Bible is an ancient book of fables, legends, history, and moral precepts recorded by man.	0.0% 0	1.3% 3	0.5% 1	0.9% 2	0.8% 2	0.8% 8
This does not apply to me.	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.1% 2	1.4% 3	3.5% 9	1.4% 14
TOTAL	100.0% 100	100.0% 226	100.0% 188	100.0% 222	100.0% 255	991

Education (I-FAMEDUC)

	0-6	7-11	12	13-16	TOTAL
The Bible is the actual word of God and it is to be taken literally.	37.4% 34	37.2% 61	34.0% 16	31.6% 37	35.3% 148
The Bible is the inspired word of God but not everything should be taken literally, word for word.	58.2% 53	59.8% 98	63.8% 30	65.8% 77	61.6% 258
The Bible is an ancient book of fables, legends, history, and moral precepts recorded by man.	2.2% 2	1.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 4
This does not apply to me.	2.2% 2	1.8% 3	2.1% 1	2.6% 3	2.1% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 91	100.0% 164	100.0% 47	100.0% 117	419