Interpreting scripture among members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by interpretation of scripture
% of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who say the holy scripture is…
Sources of guidance on 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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Religion | 38% | 55% | 6% | < 1% | 1% | 420 |
Common sense | 18% | 63% | 1% | 10% | 8% | 155 |
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