Frequency of participation in prayer, scripture study or religious education groups among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by attendance at prayer groups

% of adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged who attend prayer group…

Religious denominationAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
American Baptist Churches USA39%20%6%34%< 1%181
Assemblies of God60%15%7%18%< 1%320
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints83%4%2%10%< 1%377
Churches of Christ55%15%7%23%< 1%294
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)26%17%7%49%1%140
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)52%11%9%27%1%476
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod33%15%9%42%1%190
National Baptist Convention69%9%8%14%< 1%197
Nondenominational charismatic63%14%7%16%< 1%109
Nondenominational evangelical60%14%11%15%< 1%414
Nothing in particular (religion important)26%13%5%56%1%433
Nothing in particular (religion not important)4%2%4%89%1%312
Presbyterian Church (USA)42%10%11%37%< 1%109
Southern Baptist Convention54%12%9%24%< 1%1,191
United Methodist Church33%14%11%42%< 1%520
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