Interpreting scripture among adults who attend prayer groups 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 attend prayer groups at least once a week by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who attend prayer groups 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 | 63% | 25% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 4,391 |
Right or wrong depends on the situation | 54% | 28% | 3% | 9% | 5% | 3,947 |
Neither/both equally | 46% | 28% | 14% | 5% | 7% | 153 |
Don't know | 56% | 14% | 7% | 15% | 7% | 100 |
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