People who see religion as very important usually have a lower acceptance of homosexuality. According to a survey conducted in 2019, in South Korea, Lebanon, and Lithuania, respondents who perceived religion as very relevant had a very low acceptance of homosexuality, below 10 percent. Among the countries with the largest discrepancies between people seeing religion as very important and those seeing it as not very important, Israel recorded the highest difference in percentage points.
People stating that homosexuality should be accepted by society in 2019, by country and religion role
* Surveys were conducted via telephone or face-to-face interviews depending on the country. Sample sizes most commonly ranged between 1,000 and 2,000 per country. More detailed information on methodology and survey period for each country may be found here.
Only statistically significant differences shown.
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Pew Research Center. (June 24, 2020). People stating that homosexuality should be accepted by society in 2019, by country and religion role [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269434/global-acceptance-of-homosexuality-by-religion-role/
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