Views about same-sex marriage among adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong by views about same-sex marriage

% of adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong who …same-sex marriage

Religious denominationStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
American Baptist Churches USA36%58%5%152
Assemblies of God14%83%3%263
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints12%83%5%374
Churches of Christ18%76%6%243
Episcopal Church63%24%12%146
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)50%43%7%209
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)18%77%5%432
Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.)32%59%9%101
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod28%67%5%219
National Baptist Convention26%68%6%143
Nondenominational charismatic22%73%5%101
Nondenominational evangelical16%78%6%470
Nothing in particular (religion important)57%33%10%555
Nothing in particular (religion not important)73%19%8%561
Presbyterian Church (USA)48%43%9%136
Southern Baptist Convention14%82%4%989
United Methodist Church32%59%9%623
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