Growing Number of Americans Say Islam Encourages Violence Among Foll [View All]

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http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=133-07242003

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A poll released today by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life and the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press shows that there has been an important shift in public perceptions of Islam. Fully 44 percent of the American public now believes that Islam is more likely than other religions "to encourage violence among its believers." As recently as March 2002, just 25 percent expressed this view.
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Of note
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Nearly four-in-ten (38 percent) say they would not vote for a well-qualified Muslim for president, and 17 percent would not vote for a well-qualified evangelical Christian. Fully 52 percent say they would not vote for a well-qualified atheist.
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Seems atheists are still the most hated group in America.