NEW YORK (AP) β A majority of American Catholics now support gay marriage, according to a new poll.
The survey by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute found that despite their church’s teachings, 58 percent of American Catholics favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry, a position shared by 60 percent of white mainline Protestants.
Gay marriage was supported by only 35 percent of nonwhite Protestants and 29 percent of white evangelicals.
But 60 percent of white evangelicals said they favor laws that would protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from discrimination in jobs, public accommodations and housing. Fifty-one percent of white evangelicals said they support letting small businesses deny service to gays and lesbians on religious grounds.
The nationwide survey of 1,009 adults was conducted from June 3 to June 7. The researchers said the poll’s margin of error was plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.
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271-v-32-(Steve Coleman, AP religion editor)–A majority of American Catholics now support gay marriage, according to a new poll. AP Religion Editor Steve Coleman reports. (11 Jun 2015)
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