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To: JohnM who wrote (4020)	7/30/2003 3:24:50 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793597

Support for Legal Abortion Wobbles Religion Informs Much Opposition Analysis By Gary Langer July 2 — Public support for legal abortion, a bit wobbly in recent years, has slipped back to its lowest level in polls since 1995. Fifty-two percent of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, down from 59 percent in January and almost back to where it was (53 percent) last summer. Forty-three percent say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases. Support for legal abortion has wavered by around seven points, without clear direction, in polls by ABCNEWS and others. That underscores public ambivalence on the issue: While large majorities say it should be legal in dire cases, most also have said abortions should be illegal when done solely to end an unwanted pregnancy.... There are differences among other groups on abortion as well. Older, less educated, lower-income adults are more apt to say it should be illegal. And blacks are more likely than whites to oppose legal abortion. Older people and blacks also are more apt to cite religious beliefs as the main factor in their opinion. abcnews.go.com

To: JohnM who wrote (4020)	7/30/2003 3:26:32 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 793597

July 25, 2003 Opposition to Gay Marriage Is Declining, Study Finds by Robin Toner The New York Times Opposition to gay marriage has dropped significantly among Americans in recent years, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. In the poll, 53 percent of respondents said they opposed gay marriages, while 38 percent said they backed them. In 1996 65 percent said they opposed such marriages, while 27 percent favored the idea. The new survey, which focused on the impact of religion on politics, found what the center called a "growing gap in opinion on this issue along racial and religious lines." White evangelical Protestants were the most firmly opposed to the idea of gay marriage: 83 percent said they opposed it; 84 percent opposed it in 1996. Opposition among blacks also remained essentially unchanged, with 64 percent opposing gay marriages today, and 65 percent opposing the idea in 1996. pewforum.org

To: JohnM who wrote (4020)	7/30/2003 3:30:40 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 793597

Hopes for child-focused outreach partnerships among corporations, philanthropies, government agencies, secular non-profits and inner-city faith communities are strengthened by what appears to be a growing tolerance for religion in the public square. Belief in God remains the norm in America, with levels of belief ranging between 94 percent and 99 percent over the past five decades. Black Americans are in many ways the most religious people in America. Some 82 percent of blacks (versus 67 percent of whites) are church members; 82 percent of blacks (versus 55 percent of whites) say that religion is "very important in their lives;" and 86 percent of blacks (versus 60 percent of whites) believe that religion "can answer all or most of today's problems." upenn.edu

To: JohnM who wrote (4020)	7/30/2003 3:38:05 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793597

Race/ethnicity also has an interesting effect on support for gays in the military. While Hispanics wholeheartedly support gays serving openly in the military, Blacks are more divided in their views. While 64% of Hispanics and 42% of Blacks support gays serving openly in the military, slightly more than one-third (36%) of Blacks indicate that they are not sure which policy for gays in the military they support. Given the history of the civil rights movement within the black community, it will be interesting to see on which side of the fence Blacks fall on this policy issue. harrisinteractive.com

To: JohnM who wrote (4020)	7/30/2003 3:45:59 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 793597

A 1999 survey by Public Agenda, a nonpartisan research group, found that 68 percent of blacks favor vouchers. A similar poll by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a nonpartisan think tank, showed that the percentage of blacks supporting school vouchers rose to 60 percent in 1999 from 48 percent in 1996. economics.uni-linz.ac.at.