Study reveals majority support for LGBT equality among diverse people of faith
A new study from Third Way and Public Religion Research reports that strong majorities of four major religious groups in the U.S. -- African American Protestants, Roman Catholics, white evangelicals and white mainline Protestants -- favor laws protecting lesbians and gay men from job discrimination, and favor allowing lesbians and gay men to serve openly in the military. Majorities of mainline Protestants and Catholics also support some form of legal relationship recognition (either same-sex marriage or civil unions), as do white evangelicals under the age of 35.
The study -- Beyond the God Gap: A New Roadmap for Reaching Religious Americans on Public Policy Issues -- analyzes the beliefs and values underlying the attitudes of people of faith toward a range of cultural issues and domestic policy concerns, including abortion, immigration and LGBT civil rights. The four religious groups addressed account for approximately three-quarters of the U.S. population.
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