Interpreting scripture among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by views about homosexuality (2014) Switch to: Views about homosexuality 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…
Views about homosexuality | 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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Should be accepted | 40% | 34% | 2% | 19% | 5% | 3,082 |
Should be discouraged | 57% | 25% | 4% | 9% | 4% | 9,603 |
Neither/both equally | 40% | 31% | 5% | 12% | 12% | 592 |
Don't know | 41% | 26% | 8% | 13% | 11% | 425 |
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