Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among 50-64 year olds by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among 50-64 year olds by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong
% of 50-64 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 | 48% | 49% | 1% | 1% | 3,153 |
Word of God; not everything taken literally | 41% | 57% | 1% | 1% | 2,788 |
Word of God; other/don't know | 43% | 48% | 5% | 4% | 302 |
Not the word of God | 25% | 73% | 1% | 1% | 3,297 |
Other/don't know | 28% | 66% | 5% | 2% | 756 |
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