Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults in New York by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults in New York by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong
% of adults in New York 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 | 35% | 61% | 2% | 3% | 400 |
Word of God; not everything taken literally | 34% | 65% | 1% | < 1% | 507 |
Not the word of God | 16% | 82% | 1% | 1% | 847 |
Other/don't know | 28% | 67% | 3% | 3% | 168 |
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