Views about government aid to the poor among Evangelical Protestants who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Evangelical Protestants who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by views about government aid to the poor

% of Evangelical Protestants who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who say government aid to the poor…

Religious denominationDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Assemblies of God56%40%2%3%345
Churches of Christ51%44%3%2%280
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)61%29%6%3%475
Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.)45%52%4%< 1%129
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod67%30%1%1%209
Nondenominational charismatic65%29%5%2%134
Nondenominational evangelical66%28%5%1%499
Seventh-day Adventist34%60%5%1%116
Southern Baptist Convention66%30%2%2%1,155
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