Public Generally Satisfied With Role of Organized Religion in America

Gallup by Frank Newport | Jan. 30, 2007 (Poll)

Americans are divided in their opinions about the current level of influence displayed by organized religion in America today. Thirty-two percent would like organized religion to have less influence "in this nation," 27% would like it to have more, and 39% say that the current amount of influence should be kept as is. Full Story »

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by Jami Dwyer - Oct. 1, 2008

I bet the media has already mistaken these results for saying that people are satisfied with the role of religion in politics, which is not at all the question they asked. I suspect that more interesting and specific question would find very different answers. Of course religion often plays a role in individual decisions people make. But I still hold out hope that the majority of the country doesn't want those decisions to be enforced by law.