Views about same-sex marriage among never married adults by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among never married adults by views about same-sex marriage

% of never married adults who …same-sex marriage

Interpreting scriptureStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Word of God; should be taken literally38%54%8%1,564
Word of God; not everything taken literally63%32%5%1,850
Word of God; other/don't know36%40%24%134
Not the word of God86%10%4%2,946
Other/don't know62%23%15%472
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