Lunch Crunch Archive
- 82% say Osama bin Laden distorted Islam to suit own purposes
- 53% say United States should follow Golden Rule in treatment of our enemies
- 49% say torture against suspected terrorists never justified
- 56% favor allowing gay & lesbian couples to adopt children
- 56% of Catholics, 55% of white mainline Protestants support same-sex marriage
- 59% say good diplomacy is best way to ensure peace
- 42% say United States is and has always been a Christian nation
- 41% say government is bigger today because problems we face are bigger
- 52% of Catholics say it is NOT important for clergy to speak out on homosexuality
- 51% say Obama’s religious beliefs different from their own (American Values Survey 2010)
- 60% believe Bible not to “rejoice when your enemies fall” applies to Osama bin Laden
- 60% say Bible call to not “rejoice when your enemies fall” applies to Osama bin Laden death
- 63% of Tea Party say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases
- 58% support immigration reform with path to citizenship
- 20% of mainline Protestant clergy in 2008 were women compared to 7% in 1989
- 47% of Tea Party also part of religious right
- 56% of Tea Party say capitalism consistent with Christian values vs. 36% of public
- 58% believe God granted US a special role in human history
- 11% of United States adults say they a part of the Tea Party movement
- 62% believe Muslims are an important part of the American religious community