Views about government aid to the poor among Evangelical Protestants who say right or wrong depends on the situation by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Evangelical Protestants who say right or wrong depends on the situation by views about government aid to the poor

% of Evangelical Protestants who say right or wrong depends on the situation who say government aid to the poor…

Religious denominationDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Assemblies of God43%52%1%4%182
Churches of Christ41%55%3%1%244
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)49%44%4%3%375
Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.)35%60%4%1%101
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod54%43%1%1%233
Nondenominational evangelical50%43%5%1%201
Southern Baptist Convention51%44%2%3%813
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