American Values

Religion & Attitudes Towards Serving LGBT People

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who had refused to create a wedding cake for a gay couple, who argued this didn’t conform with his religious principles. According to a poll by the non-partisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), "most religious groups do not believe small business owners should be allowed to refuse service to gay and lesbian people for religious reasons."

Only a majority of white evangelical Protestants and Mormons believe small business owners in their state should be allowed to do so on religious grounds. The Unitarians/Universalists seem to be the most tolerant.

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This chart shows the share of U.S. respondents who favor small businesses not having to serve homosexuals, by religious tradition

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Share of Americans who believe that business owners should be required or be able to refuse to provide services if it may conflict with their LGBT beliefs in the United States in 2023
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Religious identity of LGBT adults in the United States in 2016
Views on gay rights, moral acceptability and same-sex marriage by political affiliation in the United States 2012
Do you feel that people who are not religious are generally friendly, neutral or unfriendly toward Mormons?
Approval of the Supreme Court decision to allow refusal of service to LGBTQ customers in the United States 2023, by party identification
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Gay and Lesbian Americans: over the past 12 months, which companies or brands have you boycotted because of their anti-LGBT policies or practices?

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