U.S. Muslims More Tolerant, Opposed to Violence than Other Faiths

[amyrose2712]

WASHINGTON, Aug 2, 2011 (IPS) - Muslims in the United States express greater tolerance for members of other faiths than any other major religious group, according to a major new survey and report released here Thursday by the Abu Dhabi Gallup Center.

They are also more likely than any other religious group to oppose violent or military attacks against civilians, according to the survey, "Muslim Americans: Faith, Freedom, and the Future".

Nearly four out of five (78 percent) U.S. Muslims say that military attacks against civilians can never be justified. That compares with less than two of five Protestants (38 percent) and Catholics (39 percent) and just over four out of Jews (43 percent) who take that position, the poll found.

Similarly, 89 percent of Muslims said attacks by "an individual person or a small group of individuals to target and kill civilians can never be justified". Between 71 percent and 75 percent of Christian and Jewish respondents agreed.


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[FiveGoodMen]

1. K&R

[malmapus]

2. I was talking to my wife about this last night.

How here in "Can't get any redder county Georgia", you hear about Muslims wanting to impose their "Sharia Laws."

Yet, the far right Christians don't feel about about imposing their views and "morals" for the rest of us to live by (ie marriage equality and what not).

[trotsky]

3. Atheists also came out ahead of Christian and Jewish faiths in this survey. n/t

[laconicsax]

6. That can't be right.

Atheism is an ideology of mass murder and oppression. I know this because I've read it right here, several times.

[Taverner]

4. Doesn't surprise me

Minority anythings have no choice but to be tolerant and opposed to violence.

[green prol]

5. Proof positive that Muslims are anti-American!

Bunch of commie pinko peaceniks. :sarcasm:

And that goes for those Athiests too. What do they think, that Jesus was the Prince of Peace or something stupid like that?

Kill a commie for Christ.

[rug]

7. "Nearly four out of five (78 percent) U.S. Muslims say that military attacks against civilians

can never be justified."

:thumbsup: