Interpreting scripture among Evangelical Protestants by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among Evangelical Protestants by interpretation of scripture
% of Evangelical Protestants 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 | 67% | 24% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 5,299 |
Philosophy/reason | 27% | 45% | 2% | 18% | 8% | 408 |
Common sense | 38% | 36% | 4% | 16% | 6% | 2,407 |
Science | 38% | 31% | 4% | 23% | 4% | 255 |
Don't know | 41% | 27% | 12% | 5% | 14% | 224 |
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