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Public Support for Gay Marriage on Verge of Surpassing Opposition
By David Gibson - Politics DailyGay marriage is continuing to gain acceptance among the public -- the latest survey from the Pew Research Center shows Americans almost evenly split between those who oppose and those who support same-sex marriage. According to the poll, conducted during the last week of February, 45 percent of Americans say gays and lesbians should be allowed to marry, up from 37 percent in 2009 (and just 27 percent in 1996) while 46 percent oppose same-sex marriage, down from 54 percent two years ago, and down from a 65 percent disapproval rate in 1996. Partisan differences remain stark, with 57 percent of ...
Faith Influences Views on Abortion More Than It Shapes Attitudes on Social Justice
By David Gibson - Politics DailyAmericans are much more likely to say that religion shapes their political views on hot-button issues like abortion and gay marriage than they are to say that their faith drives their opinions on social justice questions like poverty, immigration and the environment -- even though clergy regularly preach about those issues. For example, almost nine in 10 regular churchgoers (88 percent) say their pastors talk about hunger and poverty from the pulpit, but just 10 percent of those congregants cite religion as the top influence on their positions about government aid to the poor. And nearly ...
Poll: Abortion Support Slips Since Obama's Election
By David Gibson - Politics DailyAmericans have become markedly less supportive of legal abortion since President Obama's election, with the country now almost evenly split on the contentious issue. Whereas in 2007 and 2008, abortion-rights supporters outnumbered opponents by a 54-to-40 percent margin, today the margin is a slim 47-45 percent in favor of keeping abortion legal in most or all cases. At the same time views in both camps appear to be hardening -- a trend that runs counter to Obama's longstanding desire to find common ground on the issue. The shift is not too surprising given the election of a pro-choice ...
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