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I just heard about this this morning. The results can be found at: http://www.faithinpubliclife.org/content/faps/Some highlights from the Executive Summary: Monthly worship attenders swing to Obama in 2008. The greatest shift in candidate preference between 2004 and 2008 has occurred among voters who attend religious services once or twice a month, moving from 49% support for Kerry in 2004 to 60% support for Obama in 2008. McCain maintains a significant advantage among voters who attend more frequently, while Obama has a nearly identical advantage over McCain among those who attend once or twice a month or less often.
More Americans think Obama is friendly to religion than McCain. Forty-nine percent of Americans say Obama is friendly towards religion, while 45% say McCain is friendly towards religion. More than seven-in-ten (71%) say it is important for public officials to be comfortable talking about religious values.
Young first-time voters are heavily supporting Obama. Among young first-time voters, who make up close to one-third of this age group (ages 18-34), more than seven-in-ten (71%) support Obama, compared to slightly more than half (53%) of young voters who have voted in previous elections.
Younger Catholics more strongly support Obama, abortion rights, and more active government than older Catholics. While older Catholics (age 35 and older) are split between the candidates (46% for McCain and 44% for Obama), among younger Catholics Obama leads McCain by 15 points (55% to 40%). Six-in-ten younger Catholics say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, compared to half of older Catholics. Younger Catholics are more pro-government than any other religious group, with two-thirds preferring bigger government with more services, compared to 41% support among older Catholics.
Younger white evangelicals strongly oppose abortion rights but are less conservative and more supportive of same-sex marriage than older evangelicals. Young white evangelicals are strongly opposed to abortion rights, with two-thirds saying abortion should be illegal in all or most cases . . .
Younger white evangelicals are more pluralistic and more supportive of active government at home and of diplomacy abroad. While less than one-third (30%) of older evangelicals say a person can be moral without believing in God, 44% of younger evangelicals affirm this idea, a 14-point gap. A majority (56%) of younger evangelicals believe diplomacy rather than military strength is the best way to ensure peace, compared to only 44% of older white evangelicals . . .
Americans say economy, energy and gas prices, and health care are the most important issues in 2008. Americans rank the economy (83%) and energy/gas prices (76%), and health care (71%) as the most important issues in the 2008 election. Economic issues topped the list of most important issues among all religious groups.
Americans rank abortion and same-sex marriage as the least important issues in 2008. Only 43% and 28% respectively say these issues are very important issues to their vote in 2008. White evangelicals do not rank abortion or same-sex marriage in their top five most important voting issues.
Americans see room for common ground in abortion debate. A majority (53%) of Americans believe political leaders can work to find common ground on abortion while staying true to their core beliefs, including majorities of white mainline Protestants (59%), Catholics (55%), and the unaffiliated (52%).
Generation gap on same-sex marriage is large and increasing. Nearly half (46%) of young adults say gay couples should be allowed to marry, compared to only 29% of Americans overall. Over the last two years, support for same-sex marriage among young adults has jumped 9 points (from 37% to 46%), and the generation gap has nearly doubled.
Support for same-sex marriage is significant among young religious Americans. Among young white mainline Protestants and Catholics, close to half (48% and 44% respectively) support same-sex marriage. Young white evangelicals are 2.5 times as likely as older evangelicals to say that gay couples should be allowed to marry (25% to 9%).
Addressing religious liberty concerns strongly increases support for same-sex marriage. When respondents were provided with an assurance that “no church or congregation would be required to perform marriages for gay couples,” support for same-sex marriage increased by 14 points in the general population and among younger adults.
Young adults prefer larger government that provides increased services. Nearly six-in-ten (57%) young adults say they prefer a larger government providing more services rather than a smaller government providing fewer services . . .
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it really is hysterical reading cr@p like this.
There is NO such thing as a pro-choice Catholic. If you WERE Catholic and believe in or support abortion, you are automatically NOT a Catholic anymore. Excommunication is immediate for those that support abortion (including voting for a pro choice candidate).
This poll was conducted by the AFA (American Family Association)
Do you think Barack Obama is qualified to serve as President of the United States?
Yes 17,284
No 340,163
Not Sure 3,383
Obama is a socialist, racist and murderer.
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You gotta love the selective morality applied these days...I'm pro-choice and support gay marriage but someone needs to burn if my gas is over $4/gallon and I don't get free healthcare.  What would Jesus do? Hmmmmmmmmm....
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Gas here is down to 2.65 a gallon.
And why should you receive FREE healthcare? This is not a socialist country. People should work for what they get.
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I was being sacrastic medc. 
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Many a good man has failed because he had a wishbone where his backbone should have been.
We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.
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oh, sorry! 
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You have strong views on abortion.
What would you do if your son got a girl preganant at 16, and she was a fruit loop?
Just interested
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I would be a grandfather.
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Even if you knew she would create havoc in your son's life, and the child?
What if your son wanted her to abort or she wanted to?
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oh, sorry! No problemo. Gas is less than $3 by me but I still hear people ready to go "kill" someone over it. Crazy.
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My son HATES abortion.
If she wanted to, we would try and talk her out of it...but since the laws are so ridiculous in our country, she could still do it. If she DID abort his child, she would not be welcome in my home ever again.
As for her creating havoc, that is not a reason to kill a baby. Period.
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You have strong views on abortion.
What would you do if your son got a girl preganant at 16, and she was a fruit loop?
Just interested Just because the girl is a fruit loop doesn't mean a baby has to die. There's still adoption or the father or one of the grandparents could get custody of the baby if she was really THAT nuts.
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I used to not believe in abortion till a young 16 year old tried "I'm pregnant" on with my 17 y old son. She was a disaster waiting to happen, had run away from home at 14 etc, totally unstable and simply wanting someone to permanently hook up with to pay the bills.
My view changed over night.
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I used to not believe in abortion till a young 16 year old tried "I'm pregnant" on with my 17 y old son. She was a disaster waiting to happen, had run away from home at 14 etc, totally unstable and simply wanting someone to permanently hook up with to pay the bills.
My view changed over night. so, you supported the murder of your own grandchild? Okay...well, goodie for you. You taught your son a valuable lesson. Have morals...that is until they are inconvenient. That is sad.
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I had no interest in taking on more child raising. Been there, done that, especially with a mother that was unstable. There is only so much you can do since the child is not yours. The parent has primary custody and the choices they make are what goes, bad choices and all, grandparents just have to live with them.
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And why should you receive FREE healthcare? This is not a socialist country. People should work for what they get. Decent health care should be a right for every American. It is pathetic that here, in the most powerful country on Earth, people die or go undiagnosed for too long because they don't have insurance. It's also sad when a family that does have insurance has to hold fundraisers to pay for their child's cancer treatment. Talk about a sin.
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Your son more than likely gets his opinion from you his primary care giver. What if he grows up and decides different? What then?
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What if he grows up and decides different? He won't. His morals are not up for sale as a matter of convenience.
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