Posted on 04/09/2015 6:14:14 AM PDT by marshmallow
(Reuters) - A majority of Americans believe businesses should not be allowed to refuse services based on their religious beliefs in the wake of controversies in Indiana and Arkansas over gay rights and religious freedom, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Thursday.
The poll, conducted April 6 to 8, also found that 52 percent of Americans support allowing same-sex couples to marry, far more than the 32 percent who oppose it.
The survey results suggest a split over the issue between Americans and some of the politicians who represent them.
Indiana's Republican governor, Mike Pence, triggered a firestorm in his state this month by signing a law that would allow businesses to refuse services to certain groups or people based on their religious beliefs.
Gay rights activists saw the law as discriminatory and the resulting backlash forced Indiana's state legislature to make changes to the law.
Days later, Arkansas's Republican governor, Asa Hutchinson, forced his state legislature to change a similar law in order to avoid having it blow up into a controversy in his state.
The poll found solid opposition to allowing businesses to refuse services or refuse to hire people or groups based on religious beliefs.
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I believe it was 60 percent disapproval of soo called “gay” so called “marriage”
What poll would that be? Seriously. I'd like to see a poll today that showed gay marriage receiving a 60% disapproval rating.
did i read the acronym IPOS....after the name Reuters?
is that an apple product??/
Ipsos. Not IOS. Ipsos is a global market research company with worldwide headquarters in Paris, France. The company was founded in 1975 and has been publicly traded on the Paris Stock Exchange since 1 July 1999. Nothing to do with Apple.
I meant the IPOS...to be extremely sarcastic...
It's hard to tell sometimes. The Apple Hate runs strong on this forum.
Posted from my MacBook ;-)
Well now that Tim Cook's out and proud I'm getting a little tired of Apple myself. My family has 5 iPhones, when renewal time comes up I may just go android [shudder]
I don’t believe this poll at all.
Most Americans then believe that the government should be able to dictate how we live our lives.
IOW, they believe in a totalitarian police state.
Can you show me a poll to back you up please. Thank-you!
I wonder if they are in favor of nurses having to do abortions ?
If only there were an organization to push back against this social juggernaut, like, oh, I don’t know, a Church or something.
Bravo!
It appears that future generations of Americans will be born in Soviet Amerika.
I agree polls are used to infuence and not report the news, but I don't think it's all that far off. I've seem several people I know that are vocal conservatives posting against these laws and 'discrimination' against gays/transgenders. They quote scripture about God loving everyone. These individuals are both quite comfortable sharing political views from time to time on social media, and in this case they are on the wrong side. We have a wall of propaganda and social influence working against us, even on common sense issues like this. We have major issues as a society and more trouble ahead if there is not a course correction.
I have good news for you.
The Catholic Bishops of Indiana are on record as calling for ....*gasp*......"dialogue".
That'll wake folks up.
There is a difference between not serving a pizza and not catering a gay wedding while wearing pink and rainbow tranny wear.
Exactly! Selling a cupcake vs. making a wedding are two very separate things. They are being conflated on purpose.
Most Americans Side With Gays in Religious Freedom Disputes: Reuters/Ipsos Poll
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