Views about homosexuality among Mainline Protestants who are silent by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Mainline Protestants who are silent by views about homosexuality

% of Mainline Protestants who are silent who say homosexuality…

Religious denominationShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Episcopal Church79%14%3%5%147
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)57%38%4%1%181
Presbyterian Church (USA)55%33%5%7%137
United Methodist Church50%40%5%5%474
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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