Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong
% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who say…
Religious tradition | 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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Buddhist | 21% | 74% | 4% | < 1% | 202 |
Catholic | 23% | 75% | 1% | 1% | 2,068 |
Evangelical Protestant | 29% | 68% | 2% | 1% | 636 |
Hindu | 19% | 80% | < 1% | < 1% | 119 |
Historically Black Protestant | 22% | 76% | 1% | < 1% | 177 |
Jewish | 15% | 82% | 1% | 1% | 513 |
Mainline Protestant | 24% | 74% | 2% | 1% | 1,841 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 18% | 81% | 1% | 1% | 5,713 |
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