Attendance at religious services among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by religious attendance

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who attend religious services…

Interpreting scriptureAt least once a weekOnce or twice a month/a few times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Word of God; should be taken literally42%38%20%1%2,716
Word of God; not everything taken literally27%49%24%< 1%4,156
Word of God; other/don't know38%37%23%2%282
Not the word of God8%33%59%< 1%6,693
Other/don't know19%41%39%1%1,343
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