http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070108/24841.htm Poll: Americans Show Unfavorable Views on Islam A new poll by a pro-family group found that an overwhelming number of American respondents have unfavorable views on Islam. The American Family Association is currently polling Americans on their opinion of Islam as more Americans are converting to be Muslims. The growth of Islam in America is "concerning for a great many people," said Randy Sharp, director of special projects for AFA, according to Agape Press. AFA thus released the poll to give Americans from all walks of life the opportunity to share their opinion on the matter. And Sharp insisted that the poll is not "Christianized" or just for the Christian religion. According to the poll, the majority of respondents do not consider Islam to be a peaceful religion or a tolerant religion. And most do not believe America would be a better country if it were a Muslim country. <http://www.afa.net/petitions/islam/islam.asp> Islam and America Poll - Give us your opinion! Do you consider Islam to be a peaceful religion? Yes 15,197 No 201,063 Do you consider Islam to be a tolerant religion? Yes 8,684 No 207,148 Would America be a better country if it were a Muslim country? Yes 1,479 No 214,213 Should America place equal emphasis on the Koran and the Bible? Yes 5,477 No 209,721 Would it be good for America to have more Muslims in elected offices? Yes 5,422 No 209,130 Would you vote for a Muslim for president? Yes 4,870 No 210,013 As a general rule, are women treated better in America than in a Muslim country? Yes 197,099 No 17,950 Is America too dependent on Muslim countries for oil? Yes 206,962 No 8,050 Do Muslim countries do more than America to help the poor? Yes 5,480 No 208,096 (updated every fifteen minutes) The majority of respondents also said "no" to placing equal emphasis on the Koran and the Bible in America. In terms of politics, most Americans do not believe it would be good for America to have more Muslims in elected offices and most said they would not vote for a Muslim presidential candidate. When it came to charity work, the majority of respondents said Muslim countries do not do more than America to help the poor. The Islam and America poll comes as more immigrants in America along with Americans are converting to Islam. Although reports have not pinpointed any sort of trend among Americans converting, a handful of them are becoming more attracted to Islam. "Islam is everything I wanted Christianity to be," said Eric Meek, a Southern Baptist Texan who converted to Islam, according to Dallas Morning News. The poll on www.afa.net <http://www.afa.net/> will be conducted until Jan. 15, but Sharp indicated that current results will most likely reflect the final results. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
