Views about environmental regulation among Non-Christians by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among Non-Christians by views about environmental protection
% of Non-Christians who say…
Interpreting scripture | Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy | Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Word of God; should be taken literally | 43% | 49% | 2% | 6% | 780 |
Word of God; not everything taken literally | 35% | 61% | 2% | 2% | 1,105 |
Not the word of God | 22% | 74% | 2% | 2% | 7,241 |
Other/don't know | 28% | 57% | 6% | 9% | 801 |
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