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Friday, June 25, 2004

Religion 'very important' to most Americans

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America's faith is alive and well, according to a new Gallup poll that also found that President Bush is favored by the faithful over Democratic candidate Sen. John Kerry.

The survey found that six out of 10 Americans said religion is "very important" to them in daily life -- a steadfast figure that has remained virtually unchanged in the past decade, according to Gallup. Twenty-six percent said religion was "fairly" important, while just 15 percent said it didn't matter.

The survey of 1,000 adults was conducted June 3 to June 6 and released yesterday.

Faith is also a practical concern: 61 percent said religion can solve "all or most of today's problems," while just 24 percent said faith was "old- fashioned and out of date."

Religious preferences also colored politics.

Among all Protestants in the survey, 56 percent said they would vote for Mr. Bush and 39 percent for Mr. Kerry. But the fervent favored the president.

Out of those who had attended services in the last week, 66 percent would vote for Mr. Bush and 31 percent for Mr. Kerry. Among those who deemed religion "very important," the numbers were 63 percent and 33 percent, respectively.

Forty-nine percent of all Catholic respondents said they would vote for the Massachusetts senator, while 42 percent said they'd vote for Mr. Bush. The president had an edge among the devout, however.

Among Catholics who had attended church in the past week, 47 percent favored Mr. Bush and 45 percent Mr. Kerry. Among Catholics who said religion was "very important," 46 percent favored Mr. Bush and 45 percent Mr. Kerry.

As a practicing Catholic, Mr. Kerry's support of abortion rights and stem-cell research has irked some of his fellow Catholics and prompted church leaders to adopt a statement last week warning Catholic politicians they were "cooperating in evil" if they favored such things. They left the decision to give those politicians Communion up to the local bishops.

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