View of the Bible (Other Surveys)
A similar question has appeared on other surveys such as
American National Election Studies, 2004 and
Baylor Religion Survey, 2005.
| View of the Bible (American National Election Studies, 2004) |
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Which of these statements comes closest to describing your feelings about the Bible? You can just give me the number of your choice.
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1) The Bible is the actual Word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word. |
435 (36.2%) |
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2) The Bible is the Word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word. |
557 (46.3%) |
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3) The Bible is a book written by men and is not the Word of God. |
187 (15.6%) |
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4) Don't know / Other |
23 (1.9%) |
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| View of the Bible (Baylor Religion Survey, 2005) |
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Which one statement comes closest to your personal beliefs about the Bible?
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1) The Bible is an ancient book of history and legends. |
398 (23.6%) |
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2) The Bible contains some human error. |
206 (12.2%) |
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3) The Bible is perfectly true but not literal. |
650 (38.6%) |
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4) The Bible should be taken literally, word for word. |
327 (19.4%) |
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5) Don't know |
103 (6.1%) |
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