Views about homosexuality among adults who pray daily by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who pray daily by views about homosexuality

% of adults who pray daily who say homosexuality…

Religious traditionShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Buddhist88%12%< 1%< 1%110
Catholic65%26%4%5%4,335
Evangelical Protestant31%60%5%4%6,852
Hindu61%31%7%1%102
Historically Black Protestant49%41%6%4%1,538
Jehovah's Witness12%80%4%4%221
Jewish57%39%3%1%213
Mainline Protestant60%31%5%4%3,342
Mormon32%61%4%3%571
Muslim36%57%4%3%164
Orthodox Christian53%38%5%3%100
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")69%23%4%4%1,333
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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