Interpreting scripture among who strongly favor or favor 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 strongly favor or favor gay marriage by interpretation of scripture
% of who strongly favor or favor 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 | 20% | 31% | 1% | 40% | 8% | 4,292 |
Right or wrong depends on the situation | 13% | 25% | 1% | 54% | 7% | 14,034 |
Neither/both equally | 14% | 16% | 4% | 45% | 21% | 250 |
Don't know | 26% | 12% | 3% | 41% | 18% | 132 |
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