Becoming a parent awakens the need for church as religion more. That percentage is relatively unchanged from 1997 when 73 percent said that the Bible is God s word. This shows people coming out of a conservative fundamentalist perspective. The belief in Bible inerrancy is widespread, stretching into all age groups, regions of state and political party affiliations. Blacks are the most likely to believe in Bible inerrancy 87 percent followed by Hispanics at 75 percent and Anglos at 69 percent.
Some theologians argue that the Bible shouldn t be taken as a literal translation.
But people do seem to believe in the general message of the Bible. Eighty-two percent say their parents attended religious services while they were growing up, compared with 78 percent in 1985. The Poll was conducted March 30 to April 17 by the E.W. Scripps Data Center. The entire sample of 1,003 adult Texans has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.