01/25/10

From CNS News

Survey Shows Muslims Target of Bias in U.S.

More Bias in U.S. Against Muslims Than Other Faiths

By Rachel Zoll, Associated Press


New York (AP) - A new survey shows that Americans are more than twice as likely to express prejudice against Muslims than they are against Christians, Jews or Buddhists.

Nearly two-thirds of Americans say they have little or no knowledge of Islam. Still, a majority dislike the faith.

In the poll, just over half of Americans said they felt no prejudice against Muslims. However, 43 percent acknowledged at least "a little" prejudice against Muslims, a significantly higher percentage than for the other four faiths in the survey.

The analysis is from the Gallup World Religion Survey and is set to be released Thursday. It is part of a project on finding ways to increase understanding between Americans and Muslims.


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Hey AP, you shouldn't keep news like this to yourselves, everyone should know about it!

Why would Americans have this irrational bias against muslims, members of the religion of peace?