Most of the evangelicals think that way. They do take the Bible literally, the creation story and everything. Remember that Christians, as I'd say as a general rule, are very strong in their religious convictions. Some of them even go so far as to believe, at least within their denomination, it's their way or the highway. They want to believe that the Bible has only one correct interpretation. That would be convenient I suppose. But God made a wonderous variety of life and diversified even us humans into different colors and creeds. There's no doubt in my mind, by virtue of this, people are going to read the text differently. We're all unique, and words mean different things to different people. That's why there's so many denominations within Christianity. By what I read in the New Testament it's vital to have faith in our Saviour. But I don't see anywhere that I'm supposed to condemn people that don't. Yeah, it would be easier if we all saw in a Christian light. But people of other faiths have been believing in them as long as civilization has been around. They do what's right by them. I don't have any reason to believe God's condemning them to Hell. God loves us all, everyone. Only He knows what's really in our hearts and so has the authority to judge.
But I'm digressing terribly, aren't I? You just needed an answer to your question. When I get on a roll, I go with it. Really though I don't know if I can honestly answer that question. I don't think that way, so I can't speak for those people that do. All I can say is that only God knows, so it's not really our problem. We don't have to worry about the hard-nosed Bible-thumpers.
And to answer your other question, no. I know a Rhodee, but not a Hodey. But if you know some folks over here and come out, maybe we'll bump into each other sometime.