Views about government aid to the poor among Mainline Protestants who say the holy scripture is word of God; not everything taken literally by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Mainline Protestants who say the holy scripture is word of God; not everything taken literally by views about government aid to the poor

% of Mainline Protestants who say the holy scripture is word of God; not everything taken literally who say government aid to the poor…

Religious denominationDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
American Baptist Churches USA48%46%3%3%132
Episcopal Church44%52%4%< 1%159
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)51%41%7%2%280
Presbyterian Church (USA)41%55%4%< 1%172
United Methodist Church58%38%2%1%686
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