Poll Finds Fewer Americans Support Religious Freedom for Muslims Than for Christians

A new poll on religious freedom shows more people believe it’s important to uphold that freedom when it comes to Christians as opposed to when it concerns Muslims.

The AP-NORC poll finds that 81 percent said upholding religious liberty protections for Christians is important, compared to 61 percent for Muslims, 70 percent for Jews, and 67 percent for Mormons. The number for the religiously unaffiliated was apparently higher than that for Muslims.

And the Christian-Muslim disparity is evident on both sides when you break it down by party. 88 percent of Republicans and 83 percent of Democrats said religious liberty protections were important for Christians, while 60 percent of Republicans and 67 percent of Democrats said the same for Muslims.

The poll also found that people have mixed feelings about how good a job the government does protecting religious liberty. 55 percent said they do a good job, compared to 27 percent calling it poor.

And the poll also reveals that most people are fine with warrantless government surveillance in the name of security––56 percent support, 28 percent oppose––with a majority saying the government needs to sacrifice some freedoms to fight terrorism.

[h/t Vox]
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