Americans place a higher priority on protecting the religious freedom of Christians than other faith groups.
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The poll by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that solid majorities believe it is extremely or very important for the U.S.to uphold religious freedom in general.
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The poll found the endorsement for freedom for those with no stated religion was higher than for Muslims and 63 percent say it’s important to protect the freedoms of those with no religion. Eighty-three percent of Democrats said protection of religious rights for Christians was important; 67 percent for Muslims. “People in different traditions, with different ideological commitments, define religious freedom differently”. Among Democrats, the figures are 83 percent and 67 percent respectively – a 16-point gap.
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Meanwhile, 72 percent think it’s important to protect the religious freedom of Jews and 67 percent think it’s important for Mormons to freely practice their religion.
The sanctuary of the historic Touro Synagogue in Newport, R.I.is seen in 2005.
While 82 percent of respondents believe in the protection of religious freedoms for Christians, the percentage fell to 61 percent for Muslims.
When it comes to the government protecting their rights, Americans have mixed reviews.
Eight in 10 Americans say it’s very or extremely important for people like themselves to be allowed to practice their religion freely.
“If we lose the hearts and minds … on religious liberty, we lose what’s enabled us to live with these differences” and maintain peace better than most, if not all, other nations facing religious divides, he says.
“Religious freedom is now in the eye of the beholder”, Charles Haynes, director of the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute, told The Associated Press. Three-quarters of Republicans and majorities of both Democrats and independents think the attacks are an indication of increased risk.
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.
Besides favoring one religion over another, which violates the First Amendment, the poll also found that most Americans don’t have a problem with the US government violating their Fourth Amendment rights. Thirty-one percent rated both equally.
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