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Poll: Religion, Politics Don't Mix

Posted on: Friday, 22 August 2008, 15:00 CDT

More people indicate they think religion and politics don't mix, marking a change in opinion, a Pew Forum poll released Friday indicates.

Most of the change has among conservatives, results of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life indicate. Four years ago, 30 percent of conservatives said they thought houses of worship should keep out of politics. Now, 50 percent express this view, Pew said.

The Pew poll also found a about a potential change in the climate of opinion about mixing religion and politics. The survey finds a small increase since 2004 in the percentage of respondents saying they were uncomfortable when politicians discuss how religious they are -- up from 40 percent to 46 percent.

While the Republican Party is viewed more often as being more friendly toward religion, the Democratic Party has made inroads, said Pew. Thirty-eight percent said the Democratic Party is generally friendly toward religion, up from 26 percent two years ago. Still, 52 percent said the GOP as friendly toward religion.

The telephone survey was conducted nationally July 31-Aug. 10 among 2,905 adults. The margin of error is 2 percentage points.

Source: United Press International

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