Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among Evangelical Protestants who say the holy scripture is word of God; should be taken literally by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Evangelical Protestants who say the holy scripture is word of God; should be taken literally by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of Evangelical Protestants who say the holy scripture is word of God; should be taken literally who say…

Religious denominationThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Assemblies of God59%37%1%3%336
Churches of Christ49%49%< 1%2%249
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)64%34%1%1%473
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod51%46%2%< 1%190
Nondenominational charismatic53%46%1%< 1%101
Nondenominational evangelical79%19%1%1%359
Southern Baptist Convention58%40%1%1%1,157
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