Religion and Public Life, 2003

<p>“Religion is a critical factor these days in the public's thinking about contentious policy issues and political matters. An increasing number of Americans have come to view Islam as a religion that encourages violence while a declining number say Islam has a lot in common with their own religion. The public remains divided over whether churches should stay out of politics, even as large numbers say they are comfortable with expressions of faith by political leaders. There also is evidence that next year's presidential vote may again provoke deep religious divisions over social issues, especially homosexual marriage” (Pew Forum). This survey was conducted by The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. (ARDA 3/4/2015).</p>
<p><strong>Please Note</strong>: This dataset is part of the historical CISER Data Archive Collection and is also available at the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at <a href="https://doi.org/10.25940/ROPER-31095811">https://doi.org/10.25940/ROPER-31095811</a>. We highly recommend using the Roper Center version as they may make this dataset available in multiple data formats in the future.</p>