Most Americans and overwhelming numbers of Protestants and Catholics believe that Islam conflicts with American values, according to a huge new poll released at the Brookings Institution Tuesday.
Asked if “the values of Islam are at odds with American values and way of life,” 56 percent agreed, 41 percent disagreed. Broken down by religion:
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— White evangelical Protestants, 73 percent agreed, 25 percent disagreed.
— White mainline Protestants, 63 percent agreed, 34 percent disagreed.
— Catholics, 61 percent to 36 percent.
— Black Protestants, 55 percent to 40 percent.
Most (56%) say values of Islam at odds w/ American values/way of life; 41% disagree https://t.co/QPNv4vqVhF #AVS2015 pic.twitter.com/jtCeU9WKPT
— PRRI (@PRRIpoll) November 17, 2015
— Unaffiliated, 41 percent to 58 percent.
— Non-Christians, 37 percent to 58 percent.
“What we found is an uptick in negative views of Islam,” said Robert P. Jones, CEO of Public Religion Research Institute, which conducted the sixth annual American Values Survey.
The poll was conducted before the ISIS slayings in Paris and the rush by some lawmakers to stop President Obama’s plan to resettle some 85,000 Middle Eastern refugees in the country.
Nearly 2,700 were surveyed between mid-September and last week.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at pbedard@washingtonexaminer.com.
