People who were not affiliated with a religious institution are least likely to support torture, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life.

 Fifty-five percent of individuals who said they did not attend religious services regularly said torture of terrorism suspects could rarely or never be justified. White evangelical Protestants were most likely to support these practices - with 62 percent stating that torture of terrorists suspects can often or sometimes be justified.

Differences in opinion on this issue also are apparent based on frequency of attendance at religious services. Moreover, the survey found that individuals who attended religious services more frequently were more likely to support torture.

Protestant denominations characterized as mainline Protestants, such as Episcopalians, Lutherans and Presbyterians, were most likely to say torture was never justified. The survey of 742 Americans was conducted April 14 to 21.