Views about environmental regulation among moderates by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among moderates by views about environmental protection

% of moderates who say…

Religious denominationStricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economyStricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the costNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
American Baptist Churches USA39%57%2%2%147
Assemblies of God33%63%1%3%106
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints34%59%5%3%169
Churches of Christ49%46%1%4%135
Episcopal Church18%78%2%2%192
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)29%66%3%1%264
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)43%54%3%< 1%207
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod25%70%2%2%135
National Baptist Convention26%67%3%4%171
Nondenominational evangelical30%63%4%3%176
Nothing in particular (religion important)32%62%3%3%751
Nothing in particular (religion not important)28%67%3%2%1,062
Presbyterian Church (USA)26%68%5%2%163
Southern Baptist Convention40%55%3%2%416
United Methodist Church29%67%1%2%624
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