Interpreting scripture among moderates by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among moderates by interpretation of scripture
% of moderates 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 | 30% | 33% | 2% | 27% | 7% | 3,280 |
Right or wrong depends on the situation | 21% | 30% | 2% | 40% | 8% | 8,124 |
Neither/both equally | 19% | 19% | 5% | 36% | 21% | 172 |
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