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% of who believe in Heaven 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 | 47% | 33% | 3% | 12% | 5% | 9,554 |
Right or wrong depends on the situation | 34% | 34% | 3% | 23% | 7% | 14,193 |
Neither/both equally | 34% | 24% | 11% | 16% | 15% | 341 |
Don't know | 55% | 13% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 249 |
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