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Americans view Jews, Christians warmly; atheists, Muslims get cold shoulder
Cathy Lynn Grossman
WASHINGTON (RNS) We like ourselves!
A new Pew Research survey finds U.S. adults feel most warmly about people who share their religion or those they know as family, friends or co-workers.
Americans give their highest scores to Jews, Catholics and Evangelicals on a zero-to-100 “thermometer” featured in the survey, “How Americans Feel about Religious Groups,” released Wednesday (July 16). They’re nestled within a few degrees of each other: Jews, 63; Catholics, 62; evangelicals, 61.
In the middle of the chart: Buddhists, 53; Hindus, 50; Mormons, 48. Trending to the chilly negative zone: atheists at 41 and Muslims at 40.
http://www.religionnews.com/2014/07/16/atheist-muslims-evangelicals-jews-pew/