Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among parents by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among parents by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong
% of parents 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 | 46% | 53% | 1% | 1% | 2,424 |
Word of God; not everything taken literally | 39% | 60% | 1% | < 1% | 2,474 |
Word of God; other/don't know | 47% | 42% | 7% | 3% | 211 |
Not the word of God | 21% | 77% | 1% | 1% | 2,714 |
Other/don't know | 25% | 71% | 2% | 2% | 543 |
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