Interpreting scripture among men by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among men by interpretation of scripture
% of men 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 | 37% | 29% | 3% | 24% | 6% | 6,462 |
Right or wrong depends on the situation | 22% | 23% | 2% | 46% | 7% | 10,584 |
Neither/both equally | 24% | 20% | 8% | 28% | 21% | 285 |
Don't know | 39% | 9% | 7% | 26% | 20% | 183 |
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