PRRI Poll: Most Americans Support Same Sex Marriage

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Attitudes on Same-sex Marriage by Religious Affiliation and Denominational Family
[04.22.2015]
Next Tuesday, oral arguments will begin on a group of Supreme Court cases that will determine the legality of same-sex marriage nationwide.

From the beginning, religious divides have been central to the same-sex marriage debate. And as opinions have shifted in the general population, so have those of faithful. In 2003, when Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage, nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of religiously unaffiliated Americans supported same-sex marriage, but there were no major religious groups in which a majority favored allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry.

A decade ago, the most supportive religious groups were white mainline Protestants and Catholics, with 36 percent and 35 percent support, respectively. Today, major religious groups reside on both sides of this issue and within many key groups—such as Catholics—support among rank and file members is now at odds with official church opposition.

Findings from PRRI’s American Values Atlas, which draws on 40,000 interviews among a random sample of Americans, provides the most in-depth portrait to date of attitudes on same-sex marriage by religious affiliation.

According to the latest poll by the Public Religion Research Institute: Attitudes on Same-sex Marriage by Religious Affiliation and Denominational Family
- 54% of Americans support same-sex marriage, and 38% oppose.
- 66% of White Evangelical Protestants oppose, and 28% support.
- 62% of Mainline Protestants support, and 38% oppose.
- 54% of Black Protestants oppose, and 38% support.
- 58% of Hispanic protestants oppose, and 35% support.
- 47% of Other Non-White Protestants oppose, and 41% support.
- 94% of Unitarian/Universalists support, and 6% oppose.* Sample size less than 100.
- 68% of Mormons oppose, and 27% support.
- 75% of Jenovah's Witnesses oppose, and 12% support.
- 60% of Catholics support, and 30% oppose.
- 56% of Orthodox Christians support, and 35% oppose.
- 77% of Jews support, and 18% oppose.
- 51% of Muslims oppose, and 42% support.
- 84% of Buddhists support, and 14% oppose.
- 55% of Hindus support, and 30% oppose.
- 75% of Other Religion support, and 17% oppose.
- 77% Unaffiliated support, and 18% oppose.
Was originally linked to it by this CNN article, which didn't list the full poll: Poll Religious support growing for gay marriage - CNN.com

 

[Marxist]

The buddhists are really up on their game, hell, even the jews are.

 

[hipeter924]

The buddhists are really up on their game, hell, even the jews are.

Yep, and then the unaffiliated.

 

[Katzndogz]

Good news. Then gays will have no problem finding alternate vendors when those opposed refuse their patronage.

 

[TheOldSchool]

More support from American muslims than American evangelicals! Interesting...