Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults in the Chicago metro area by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults in the Chicago metro area by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong
% of adults in the Chicago metro area who say…
Interpreting scripture | There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | Right or wrong depends on the situation | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Word of God; should be taken literally | 38% | 62% | < 1% | < 1% | 163 |
Word of God; not everything taken literally | 31% | 67% | 1% | 1% | 260 |
Not the word of God | 20% | 78% | 1% | 2% | 353 |
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