Posted on 07/26/2005 1:52:16 PM PDT by edcoil
WASHINGTON (AP) - The percentage of Americans who believe Islam is more likely than other religions to inspire violence has declined in the past two years, according to a poll taken after the London bombings.
Just over a third, 36 percent, now say the Islamic religion is more likely to inspire violence, while 44 percent said that in July 2003, according to the poll conducted by the Pew Research Center and the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
"This may have to do with some backing off of negative opinions the American public had of Muslims in 2002 and 2003," said Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center.
The poll found that recent terrorist bombings in London have had no noticeable impact on the public's view of Muslim-Americans or of Islam.
Just over half in the poll, 55 percent, said they have a positive view of Muslim-Americans. That's roughly the same number who felt that way in July 2003 and higher than the number who said they have a positive view of Muslim-Americans in March 2001, before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
About the same number in the poll, 57 percent, said they have a favorable view of evangelical Christians. Three-fourths had favorable views of Jews and Catholics.
"The more people know about Islam, the less critical they are," said Kohut.
People who were more knowledgeable about Islam tended to have a more positive view of Muslim-Americans and their religion. Only a third of Americans said they have some knowledge or a lot of knowledge about Islam.
Americans' views of Islam were less positive than their views of Muslim-Americans. Four in 10 now say they have a favorable view of Islam, while 36 percent have an unfavorable view - numbers that are virtually unchanged since March 2002. White evangelicals, especially those who are the most devout, were least likely to have a favorable view of Islam.
Of those polled, 60 percent said the terrorist attacks represent a conflict with a small radical group. Only one-fourth of those polled said they think it is likely to grow into a major world conflict.
The poll of 2,000 adults was taken from July 7-17 and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
If these numbers are accurate, and I'm certainly not pretending that they are, it suggests that the Democrats are correct and Americans are too stupid to deserve liberty. Perhaps the nanny state is necessary, after all.
PEW is a big sponsor of NPR.
After the London bombings...YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING!! BS!
There's a clear lie...unless they're only polling muslim converts.
I dont know much about Polls except mostly they are taken at places , and the answers are written to get the answer they want.
Now as for this poll somebody is full of Shiite.
The survey was taken at various mosques across the country.
Best Regards
Sergio
All this poll reflects is the peoples FEAR of sounding like a bigot. The PC crowd has so brainwashed many Americans that they are petrified to let their true feelings show.
I think this is really a P.U. poll.
One Nuke in the US will solve this problem.
One Nuke in the US will solve this problem.
That is why it is called the Puke Poll, I mean Pew Poll, no I really did mean PUKE Poll.
Obviously American feminists don't know much about Islam. If the Islamic militants had their way, America would be an Islamic state with our Constitution and system of laws replaced by Sharia, just like Afganistan was under the Taliban. Can you imagine Patricia Ireland and Jane Fonda being led to the chopping block in the middle of Times Square?
they are trying to tell us that americans have virtually the same opinion of protestants as they do muslims?
ROFL !
right... and i'm guessing they have some swamp land to sell us in Florida also...
*rolls eyes*
Some brave women in Afghanistan actually filmed a beheading of a woman in the soccer stadium, hiding the cameras under their burkas. I don't think any woman here can imagine what Sharia law would really mean. Saying that, I'm appalled that the U.S. is allowing an Islamic state to develop in Iraq. It may look like an easy short-term solution, but can only mean headaches for us in the long-run. It may not be PC, but the sacrifice of US lives for an Islamic "republic" (as if the mullahs are going to respect democracy), is a disgusting thought. All cultures are not equal.
"... a poll of NPR listeners....found Muslims less offensive than Christians...."
Trust NOTHING from PEW.
Must be the Pepé Le Pew -poll...
Doesn't that former Clinton Cow Madaleine Albright run PEW?
A pundit awhile back said that the only conservative at PEW was the janitor, who locks the door of his shop in the basement before he turns on FOX news.
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