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Americans are divided on the extent to which the country’s laws should reflect Bible teachings. Roughly half of U.S. adults say the Bible should influence U.S. laws either a great deal (23%) or some (26%), and more than a quarter (28%) say the Bible should prevail over the will of the people if the two are at odds, according to the February survey. Half of Americans, meanwhile, say the Bible shouldn’t influence U.S. laws much (19%) or at all (31%).
Half of Americans say Bible should influence U.S laws;  | 28% favor it over the will of the people  | Bible should have  | influence on U.S. laws  | NET A great deal/some  | 49%  | NET Not much  | Some  | none at all  | a great deal  | 50%  | All U.S. adults  | 23%  | 26%  | IfBible and will ofpeople conflict, which should have more  | influence on U.S. laws?  | NET Bible should have  | not much/ no  | influence at all  | If they conflict, Bible should have  | Will of the people should  | have more influence  | more influence than will of the people  | All U.S. adults  | 28%  | 19%  | 50%  | Note: Figures may not add to subtotals indicated due to rounding. Those who did  | not answer are not shown.  | Source: Survey conducted Feb. 4-15, 2020, among U.S. adults.  | a White Evangelicals See Trump as Fighting for Their Beliefs, Though Many Have  | Mixed Feelings About His Personal Conduct"  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 