March 17, 2003

Poll illustrates religious divide on war
___PRINCETON, N.J. (RNS)--Even the Religious Right isn't in full agreement on a war with Iraq.
___A new Gallup poll finds Americans who identify with the Religious Right are most likely to favor military action in Iraq, but 26 percent of the self-described Religious Right oppose a war.
___Seventy percent of the American sub-group support military action, far higher than the national average of 59 percent in favor. The national average for Americans opposed to war with Iraq is 38 percent.
___Sixty percent or more of respondents in other categories related to religious interest supported military action. For example, 64 percent of those who said they were "born again" or "evangelical," 63 percent of those who attend church almost every week and 62 percent of those who said religion was "fairly important" spoke in favor of such action.
___The findings are based on telephone interviews with 1,002 adults nationwide. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

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