Sunday, May 05, 2013

Pew Research study of present day Islam

http://www.pewforum.org/Muslim/the-worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-exec.aspx

"the survey finds that even in many countries where there is strong backing for sharia, most Muslims favor religious freedom for people of other faiths."

"Overall, the survey finds that most Muslims see no inherent tension between being religiously devout and living in a modern society. Nor do they see any conflict between religion and science. Many favor democracy over authoritarian rule, believe that humans and other living things have evolved over time and say they personally enjoy Western movies, music and television – even though most think Western popular culture undermines public morality."


"The new survey also allows some comparisons with prior Pew Research Center surveys of Muslims in the United States. Like most Muslims worldwide, U.S. Muslims generally express strong commitment to their faith and tend not to see an inherent conflict between being devout and living in a modern society. But American Muslims are much more likely than Muslims in other countries to have close friends who do not share their faith, and they are much more open to the idea that many religions – not only Islam – can lead to eternal life in heaven."




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