Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should 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 and should 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 |
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American Baptist Churches USA | 37% | 61% | 1% | 1% | 233 |
Assemblies of God | 59% | 37% | 1% | 3% | 336 |
Church of God in Christ | 38% | 57% | 2% | 3% | 110 |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 64% | 35% | 1% | < 1% | 201 |
Churches of Christ | 49% | 49% | < 1% | 2% | 249 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 38% | 62% | < 1% | < 1% | 118 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 64% | 34% | 1% | 1% | 473 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 51% | 46% | 2% | < 1% | 190 |
National Baptist Convention | 29% | 68% | 2% | 1% | 301 |
Nondenominational charismatic | 53% | 46% | 1% | < 1% | 101 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 79% | 19% | 1% | 1% | 359 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 30% | 66% | 2% | 2% | 436 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 58% | 40% | 1% | 1% | 1,157 |
United Methodist Church | 49% | 50% | 1% | < 1% | 393 |
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