Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong
% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who say…
| Religious denomination | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Baptist Churches USA | 27% | 72% | < 1% | < 1% | 132 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 58% | 40% | 2% | < 1% | 354 |
| Churches of Christ | 40% | 59% | 1% | < 1% | 162 |
| Episcopal Church | 39% | 60% | 1% | < 1% | 159 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 31% | 67% | 2% | < 1% | 280 |
| Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 34% | 65% | 1% | < 1% | 215 |
| Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 37% | 62% | 1% | < 1% | 177 |
| National Baptist Convention | 18% | 81% | 1% | < 1% | 101 |
| Nondenominational evangelical | 56% | 43% | 1% | < 1% | 236 |
| Nothing in particular (religion important) | 29% | 68% | 1% | 2% | 468 |
| Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 28% | 71% | 1% | 1% | 212 |
| Presbyterian Church (USA) | 29% | 70% | < 1% | 1% | 172 |
| Southern Baptist Convention | 41% | 56% | 2% | 1% | 430 |
| United Methodist Church | 34% | 64% | 1% | 1% | 686 |
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.
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