Views about government aid to the poor among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by views about government aid to the poor
% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who say government aid to the poor…
Religious denomination | Does more harm than good | Does more good than harm | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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American Baptist Churches USA | 48% | 46% | 3% | 3% | 132 |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 66% | 30% | 3% | 1% | 354 |
Churches of Christ | 46% | 53% | 1% | < 1% | 162 |
Episcopal Church | 44% | 52% | 4% | < 1% | 159 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 51% | 41% | 7% | 2% | 280 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 55% | 39% | 5% | 1% | 215 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 62% | 36% | 1% | < 1% | 177 |
National Baptist Convention | 30% | 69% | 1% | < 1% | 101 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 63% | 33% | 3% | 1% | 236 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 49% | 48% | 2% | 1% | 468 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 44% | 53% | 2% | 1% | 212 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 41% | 55% | 4% | < 1% | 172 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 60% | 39% | < 1% | 1% | 430 |
United Methodist Church | 58% | 38% | 2% | 1% | 686 |
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