Americans Feel More Positive Than Negative About Jews, Mainline Protestants, Catholics

[Arson Plus]

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2023/03/15/americans-feel-more-positive-than-negative-about-jews-mainline-protestants-catholics/

Far more Americans express favorable than unfavorable views of Jews, mainline Protestants and Catholics, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey that measures U.S. adults’ broad sentiments toward several religious groups.

At the other end of the spectrum, more Americans express negative than positive attitudes toward atheists, Muslims and Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints).

Chart shows more Americans view Jews, mainline Protestants and Catholics favorably rather than unfavorably
Some survey respondents may find it strange or difficult to be asked to rate an entire group of people. Indeed, most Americans give a neutral response – or choose not to answer the question – when asked about some religious groups. For example, about six-in-ten U.S. adults (59%) say they hold “neither favorable nor unfavorable” views of Muslims or “don’t know enough to say,” while 17% express very or somewhat favorable views of Muslims and 22% express very or somewhat unfavorable views of the group.  

The patterns are affected in part by the size of the groups asked about, since people tend to rate their own religious group positively. This means that the largest groups – such as Catholics and evangelical Christians – get a lot of favorable ratings just from their own members. One way to adjust for this is to examine how people rate all religious groups except their own.

[หมูเด้ง]

It’s crazy how now people are completely evenly divided on the atheists and evangelicals.

[インターネット掲示板ユーザー Punxsutawney Phil]

Not surprising that Evangelical Christians are the group that has the least people on the fence about them.

[Torie]

"At the other end of the spectrum, more Americans express negative than positive attitudes toward atheists, Muslims and Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)."

Muslims, Mormons and atheists unite. We have nothing to lose but our chains.

[インターネット掲示板ユーザー Punxsutawney Phil]

"At the other end of the spectrum, more Americans express negative than positive attitudes toward atheists, Muslims and Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)."

Muslims, Mormons and atheists unite. We have nothing to lose but our chains.

Muslims, Mormons, Athiests. MMA.
#ProudtobeMMA
#NoIAmNotaMartialArt

[Alben Barkley]

Honestly tear-inducing that this country, which was once so anti-Semitic, now sees Jewish people more favorably than any other religious group.

Anyway, this generally seems about right to me. Although Mormons, as much as I absolutely hate their history of being founded by pedophiles and con artists and murderous cult leaders, might get too bad a rap here. They're generally nice people.

[dead0man]

Although Mormons, as much as I absolutely hate their history of being founded by pedophiles and con artists and murderous cult leaders, might get too bad a rap here. They're generally nice people.

indeed.  Every Mormon I've met has been super nice.  Certainly a far better average than any other religious group I've run into.

[25 Abril/Aprile Sempre!]

If you scroll down the article and look at the crosstabs, Mormons are the least liked group but also the only one to feel positively (and strongly so in most cases) about all other groups. Truly too nice people.