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ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
Sun Mar 10, 2019, 12:54 AM Mar 2019

Majority say Muslims, Jews face more discrimination than other religious groups

A majority of registered voters in a new a new Hill-HarrisX poll say Muslims and Jews face more discrimination than other religious groups in the U.S.

Eighty-five percent of respondents said Muslims face discrimination, while 15 percent said they face almost no discrimination or no discrimination at all in the U.S. Seventy-nine percent also said Jews face discrimination, with 21 percent disagreeing.

Fewer respondents — 61 percent — said Christians are discriminated against, with 39 percent saying they face little to no discrimination.

Atheists are perceived to face even less discrimination, with 55 percent of those surveyed saying atheists face discrimination in the U.S., compared with 45 percent who said there is no discrimination against atheists.
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/433254-majority-say-muslims-jews-face-more-discrimination-than-other


The video at the link has a graph that breaks down who thinks what by Dem, Ind, and GOP. Interesting.
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Majority say Muslims, Jews face more discrimination than other religious groups (Original Post) ProudLib72 Mar 2019 OP
Awesome! According to that poll, atheists face the least amount of discrimination of all groups! LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #1
Not sure about that, but it's interesting that the GOP think no one is discriminated against ProudLib72 Mar 2019 #2

LongtimeAZDem

(4,494 posts)
1. Awesome! According to that poll, atheists face the least amount of discrimination of all groups!
Sun Mar 10, 2019, 06:52 AM
Mar 2019

Yeah, I call bullshit

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
2. Not sure about that, but it's interesting that the GOP think no one is discriminated against
Sun Mar 10, 2019, 10:38 AM
Mar 2019

but Christians.

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