A new poll finds that most Americans believe that religious freedom is more important for Christians than any other faith, including Jews and Muslims.
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The survey, conducted by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, found that most said it was at least somewhat important for the government to sacrifice freedoms to ensure safety.
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Independents are the least likely to say protecting religious freedoms is extremely or very important (69 percent of them say it is regarding Christians, and 49 percent say so regarding Muslims).
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The poll was conducted between December 10-13, so more than a week after the December 2 San Bernardino terror attack.
Eight out of 10 Americans think upholding religious freedom in general is “extremely important”.
The subject has also taken on new politicized meanings in an age of growing debate over gay marriage and Islamic extremism.
Eighty-two percent in the poll said religious liberty protections are important for Christians, compared with 61 percent who said the same for Muslims.
The poll’s margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3.9 percentage points. Those numbers for Christians were 88 and 83 percent, respectively.
When it comes to religious freedom for many of us, however, it depends on the religion.
The poll finding that almost 40 percent of Americans don’t think it’s important to protect Muslims’ religious freedom doesn’t come out of thin air, Haynes says.
Republicans and Democrats were statistically tied in prioritizing religious freedom for Christians but not for Muslims in the survey, conducted December 10 to December 13, while campaign rhetoric about Muslims was intense. “People in different traditions, with different ideological commitments, define religious freedom differently”.
According to AP, earlier polls with the NORC have found “dwindling confidence in the government’s defense of religious liberty, with 75% in 2011 saying the government was doing a good job, compared with 55% who said so this month”.
Muslims and Hindus, while still very tiny minorities in the US, increased their share of the religious marketplace. The number for the religiously unaffiliated was apparently higher than that for Muslims. “Many in America have been educated about Islam as a risky, violent religion”, and those spreading that message have spent tens of millions of dollars to do so in various churches and tea party conventions, he says.
Conservative Christians also believe their rights are being infringed upon, by being forced, for instance, to offer wedding-related services to same-sex couples. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article.
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