Views about homosexuality among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults in the Silent generation by views about homosexuality

% of adults in the Silent generation who say homosexuality…

Religious denominationShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Churches of Christ13%80%2%4%104
Episcopal Church79%14%3%5%147
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)57%38%4%1%181
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)21%67%2%9%136
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod32%59%5%4%124
Nothing in particular (religion important)52%35%9%4%166
Nothing in particular (religion not important)74%18%5%4%305
Presbyterian Church (USA)55%33%5%7%137
Southern Baptist Convention21%68%5%6%447
United Methodist Church50%40%5%5%474
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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