Not All Christians Are Bible Literalists [View all]

That is a true statement.

Many Christians Are Bible Literalists.

That is another true statement.

Most fundamentalist and evangelical denominations declare the Bible to be a true account, without error. That's part of their doctrine. In today's world, evangelicals, fundamentalist, and conservative Christian denominations are powerful forces in our political world, as well. The Dominionist movement, which is heavily represented in the Trump administration, actively seeks to replace our system of government with an old-testament style theocracy.

To pretend that Christianity accepts that much of the Bible as metaphorical or allegorical is to ignore the large, vocal group which rejects that idea vehemently. Indeed, even the Roman Catholic Church, the largest denomination of Christianity, often treats biblical content as factual and accurate and binding on us all. Many of its core doctrines, such as transubstantiation, demonstrate that literal view of scripture.

Christianity is not uniform in its views of scripture. Not by any means.