Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among 30-49 year olds by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among 30-49 year olds by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong
% of 30-49 year olds who say…
Interpreting scripture | There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | Right or wrong depends on the situation | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Word of God; should be taken literally | 45% | 54% | 1% | 1% | 2,431 |
Word of God; not everything taken literally | 38% | 61% | 1% | < 1% | 2,492 |
Word of God; other/don't know | 52% | 38% | 6% | 3% | 195 |
Not the word of God | 21% | 77% | 1% | 1% | 3,463 |
Other/don't know | 28% | 66% | 4% | 2% | 597 |
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