Posted on 07/20/2014 7:09:25 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Americans feel warm toward Jews, Catholics and Evangelicals but they are colder toward Muslims and atheists, according to a new Pew Research Survey.
Respondents were asked to rate each faith group according to a "feeling thermometer" ranging from 0 to 100, 0 reflecting the coldest and most negative rating and 100 being the warmest, most positive. The outcome concluded that U.S. adults are more fond of individuals who share their same or similar faith.
"In a society like the United States, where religion is such an important part of life, of how people view the world, how people approach politics — it's one of the things that drives some of the very serious cultural disagreements we see in American society. It's important to know how religious groups see one another, relate to one another," said Greg Smith, associate director of research at the Pew Research Center, reports Washington Post.
Jews, Catholics and Evangelical groups received a rating of 63, 62 and 61, respectively. Buddhists, Hindus and Mormons received neutral ratings ranging from 48 to 53 while atheists and Muslims were rated 41 and 40 on the thermometer.
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*People lied.
*They said what they THOUGHT the survey person wanted to hear.
*They reacted as much to the survey person as they did to the question.
The list of WHY people lie/bend the truth goes on and on.
In my experience, liberals (Of which they are few in numbers) rate Christians and Jews very low and they rate Muslims very high. I guess liberals here in the US have a lot more in common with Islam than they like to admit
How did atheists reach the 40s. They are some of the most annoying people on the planet.
In other words, Americans still retain common sense despite years of taxpayer-supported libtard indoctrination efforts...
In other words, Americans still retain common sense despite years of taxpayer-supported libtard indoctrination efforts...
Hindus ranked two points above Mormons??? Islam ranked only one measly point below atheists???
Sounds pretty ‘rank’ to me.
Also, Twain’s “Lies, damned lies, and statistics” comes to mind.
What’s amusing about atheists is their anger at what they say doesn’t even exist.
What’s not amusing is their war on public expressions of religion.
As for the unholy alliance between liberals & Muslims, it’s IMO because they share a common enemy.
I’d be more interested in how each group rates the other. Otherwise, the poll is meaningless. Each group will rate itself highly.
Like most groups, there are atheists, and there are Atheists. The latter are the activists who are on a mission to hamper the practice of religion and generally make asses out of themselves. The vast majority of atheists are just living their lives and not involved in pushing Atheism at all.
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