Views about homosexuality among adults who say humans evolved due to God's design by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say humans evolved due to God's design by views about homosexuality

% of adults who say humans evolved due to God's design who say homosexuality…

Religious traditionShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Catholic70%22%4%4%2,402
Evangelical Protestant54%38%5%3%2,111
Historically Black Protestant58%35%3%4%595
Jewish78%18%3%1%126
Mainline Protestant71%21%5%3%1,925
Mormon46%47%4%2%192
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")74%19%4%3%944
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