Posted on 07/01/2007 6:01:45 PM PDT by SConservative
WASHINGTON – The percent of the American public that opposes gay “marriage” has significantly increased over the past year, according to the latest national survey released by the nonprofit Pew Research Center. And the percent of the public that supports civil unions has meanwhile reached its lowest mark since October of 2003.
After dropping to a low of 51 in March 2006, the percent of the public that now opposes allowing gays and lesbians to marry was found to be 57 – a “clear majority,” the Pew Center reported.
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According to the latest Pew survey, the groups most likely to take issue with gay “marriage” include men, older adults (ages 50 and above), the less educated (high school or less), Protestants (particularly white evangelicals), and regular church attendees (weekly or more).
Significant partisan differences also emerge on this issue with Democrats being more divided – 48 percent opposing gay marriage vs. 42 percent supporting – than Republicans, who oppose gay marriage by a margin of better than five-to-one (78 percent vs. 14 percent).
More people were found to oppose civil unions than support it, but only by a 1 percent margin, the Pew Center reported. Furthermore, the 45 percent that do support civil unions is the lowest figure since October 2003.
As with gay “marriage,” white evangelical Protestants (71 percent), frequent church attendees (64 percent) and Republicans (60 percent) stood out for their opposition to civil unions.
When asked about the trend of more gay and lesbian couples raising children, exactly half (50 percent) of the public said this is bad for society, compared with 34 percent who said it doesn’t make much difference and 11 percent who said it is good for society.
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Great results! You wouldn’t know by the MSM. We conservatives have to keep up the fight against that marriage like we did against illegals.
He concluded indignantly that American voters have been sold a lie -- a lie! -- that America has become a more conservative country.
Let the fun begin. Paging Mr. Bozell, Mr. Brent Bozell, please. Call on line three for Mr. Bozell.
“34% say it doesn’t make a difference. 11% say it’s good. That’s 45% who give the concept a pass, in case your math skills are hurting.”
The point I was making is that this is a very weird way of asking the question. What’s more, polls routinely understate opposition to homosexual-related stuff. I really do believe that a majority of Americans oppose gay adoption.
“This is a rather interesting poll result, because not four days ago, black liberal columnist (he of “cry me a river” infamy) used a two-by-four to inform us that the United States, on the basis of polling data cobbled together by a liberal advocacy group, is becoming more liberal.
He concluded indignantly that American voters have been sold a lie — a lie! — that America has become a more conservative country.”
I read that article, too, and thought his arguments were retardedly silly. Anyone who thinks that America isn’t conservative is simply not living in a real world.
The politicians won’t let a little thing like public opinion bother them. They are an elite which answers to no one.
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