Interpreting scripture among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by interpretation of scripture
% of who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage who say the holy scripture is…
Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | 57% | 28% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 6,999 |
Right or wrong depends on the situation | 47% | 28% | 3% | 16% | 6% | 6,347 |
Neither/both equally | 42% | 25% | 14% | 7% | 11% | 199 |
Don't know | 58% | 14% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 157 |
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