Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among Mainline Protestants who would rather have bigger government; more services by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Mainline Protestants who would rather have bigger government; more services by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of Mainline Protestants who would rather have bigger government; more services 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 USA23%74%2%1%207
Episcopal Church22%77%1%< 1%179
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)23%76%1%< 1%187
Presbyterian Church (USA)24%75%< 1%1%146
United Methodist Church21%78%< 1%< 1%412
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