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Most Americans side with gays in religious freedom disputes: Reuters/Ipsos poll
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/09/us-usa-religion-poll-idUSKBN0N00A720150409US | Thu Apr 9, 2015 9:13am EDT Related: U.S., POLITICS, SUBJECTS, GAY MARRIAGE
WASHINGTON | BY STEVE HOLLAND
A box of cupcakes are seen topped with icons of same-sex couples at City Hall in San Francisco, June 29, 2013.
REUTERS/STEPHEN LAM
(Reuters) - A majority of Americans believe businesses should not be allowed to refuse services based on their religious beliefs in the wake of controversies in Indiana and Arkansas over gay rights and religious freedom, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Thursday.
The poll, conducted April 6 to 8, also found that 52 percent of Americans support allowing same-sex couples to marry, far more than the 32 percent who oppose it.
The survey results suggest a split over the issue between Americans and some of the politicians who represent them.
Indiana's Republican governor, Mike Pence, triggered a firestorm in his state this month by signing a law that would allow businesses to refuse services to certain groups or people based on their religious beliefs.
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