In a new poll by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life Americans
say they are uneasy with the level of mixing of religion in politics
today. An all time high say politicians
talk too much about prayer and their religious faith.
A majority of Americans (54%) and nearly half of Republicans
(47%) say churches should keep out of politics.
Nearly four-in-ten (38%) and over one quarter of Republicans (27%) say
they hear TOO MUCH expression today of religious faith and prayer by political
leaders—an all time high.
Americans DON'T think the parties or Obama administration are hostile toward religion
78% of Americans think the Republican Party is friendly
(54%) or neutral (24%) to religion. 71%
of Americans say the same about the Democratic Party—(35% friendly, 36%
neutral.) The same percentage say Obama
is either friendly (39%) or neutral (32%) to religion. However, there has been a shift in the opinion
of Catholics. In 2009, Obama’s
friendly/unfriendly ratings among Catholics as 35% friendly/17%
unfriendly. Now, just about as many
Catholics see Obama as unfriendly to religion (31%) as friendly (38%).
About one-third of Americans (32%) say university professors
are unfriendly to religion. A slightly
higher percentage (35%) say that about the news media.
Overall the margin of error for this poll is =/- 3%; =/- 5%
to 6% for party breakdown.
Read the full poll results here:
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