Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among republicans and Republican leaners by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among republicans and Republican leaners by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of republicans and Republican leaners who say…

Religious denominationThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
American Baptist Churches USA46%53%1%1%205
Assemblies of God66%32%2%< 1%288
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints67%32%1%< 1%467
Churches of Christ57%43%1%< 1%250
Episcopal Church39%57%4%< 1%192
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)39%61%< 1%< 1%280
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)60%37%1%1%516
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod53%46%1%1%289
Nondenominational charismatic58%40%1%1%110
Nondenominational evangelical75%23%1%< 1%486
Nothing in particular (religion important)34%64%1%1%562
Nothing in particular (religion not important)26%73%1%1%721
Presbyterian Church (USA)44%53%3%< 1%194
Southern Baptist Convention60%38%2%1%1,208
United Methodist Church45%53%1%1%889
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