tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7331361569911408612.post693273164325574631..comments2024-03-27T17:21:24.219-04:00Comments on OUTTAKE BLOG™: Happy Gay EasterCharlotte Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13409719695261294226noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7331361569911408612.post-61786770507572745602011-04-24T06:19:35.322-04:002011-04-24T06:19:35.322-04:00The Public Religion Research Institute, a nonprofi...The Public Religion Research Institute, a nonprofit group, reports that 74 percent of American Catholics surveyed supported the rights of same-gender couples to marry or form civil unions (43 percent and 31 percent, respectively). The telephone survey asked more than 3,000 adults to choose among three options: whether gay couples should be allowed to marry, should be allowed to form civil unions or should receive no legal recognition. By comparison, 16 percent of white evangelical Christians approved of same-gender marriages; 24 percent approved of civil unions. Among the general public, those rates climb to 37 and 27 percent, respectively still lower than among Catholics.<br /><br />Robert P. Jones, CEO & Founder, Public Religion Research InstituteDr. Robert Jonesnoreply@blogger.com