Religious Liberty and the Supreme Court 2017
Religious Liberty and the
Supreme Court 2017
January 2017
More Americans believe religious freedom should be protected
even if it conflicts with government laws.
Which statement comes closer to your view:
Which statement comes closer to your view:
Unsure
100%
Americans
80%
25%
71%
70%
61%
10%
Government laws
should be
observed without
exception even if
it restricts
freedom of
religion
74%
61%
65%
60%
65%
Freedom of
religion should be
protected even if
it goes against
government laws
40%
33%
26%
21%
23%
31%
25%
20%
0%
Freedom of religion should be protected even if it goes
against government laws
Government laws should be observed without exception even
if it restricts freedom of religion
Nearly two-thirds of Catholics say freedom of religion should be protected even if it goes against government laws.
More than seven in ten practicing Catholics and a majority of non-practicing Catholics have this view.
NonPracticing
Catholics
Practicing
Catholics
Catholics
Freedom of religion should be protected
65%
71%
57%
Government laws should be observed without exception
25%
21%
30%
10%
8%
13%
Unsure
1
On the question of religious liberty, there is common ground.
Which statement comes closer to your view:
80%
74%
70%
73%
63%
60%
60%
50%
40%
31%
27%
30%
20%
of Trump supporters value
religious freedom.
18%
10%
0%
Republicans
Democrats
Independents
Freedom of religion should be protected even if it goes against government laws
Government laws should be observed without exception even if it restricts freedom of religion
57%
of Clinton supporters agree.
2
Religious liberty is an important issue for 89% of Americans.
Nearly six in ten call it an immediate priority.
Thinking about specific policy issues, do you think it is an
immediate priority, important but not an immediate priority,
or not a priority to do each of the following: Protect religious
freedom?
Americans
Not a
priority
Unsure: 1%
10%
10%
Important
but not an 32%
32%
immediate
priority
1%
Immediate
57%
57% priority
Important
Immediate but not an
priority
immediate
priority
Not a
priority
Unsure
Catholics
56%
34%
9%
1%
Practicing
Catholics
60%
32%
7%
1%
NonPracticing
Catholics
52%
37%
10%
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