Interpreting scripture among adults who attend services monthly or yearly by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who attend services monthly or yearly by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who attend services monthly or yearly who say the holy scripture is…
Sources of guidance on 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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Religion | 46% | 34% | 4% | 10% | 6% | 2,638 |
Philosophy/reason | 12% | 27% | < 1% | 50% | 10% | 1,413 |
Common sense | 20% | 34% | 2% | 36% | 9% | 5,806 |
Science | 18% | 23% | 1% | 51% | 7% | 1,042 |
Don't know | 19% | 22% | 10% | 26% | 23% | 315 |
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