Interpreting scripture among adults who meditate at least once a week by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who meditate at least once a week by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who meditate at least once a week who say the holy scripture is…
Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | 50% | 28% | 4% | 13% | 5% | 5,817 |
Right or wrong depends on the situation | 34% | 25% | 3% | 32% | 7% | 8,578 |
Neither/both equally | 30% | 22% | 10% | 20% | 17% | 271 |
Don't know | 49% | 15% | 9% | 17% | 11% | 192 |
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