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British Poll Says Religion More Divisive Than Race

By Howard M. Friedman

In Britain, a new poll by the Government's Equalities and Human Rights Commission shows that 60% of respondents believe that religion is more divisive than race in British society. London's Daily Mail reports today on the poll on racial and religious tolerance. Another of the poll's questions asked whether the respondent would be happy to have his or her child marry someone from another religion. 70% of the general population, but only 33% of Muslim respondents, agreed that they would welcome this prospect. Muslims were much more open to their children marrying a member of a different ethnic group than a different religion. Only 31% of the general population agreed that "people who move to Britain from abroad should leave their old traditions behind."

Full post as published by Religion Clause on January 20, 2009 (boomark / email).