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20. Do you personally know anyone who is a Muslim, or not?
21. Would you say you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of Islam, the
Muslim religion?
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22. Every religion has mainstream beliefs, and also fringe elements or extremists.
Thinking of mainstream Islam, do you think mainstream Islam encourages violence against
non-Muslims, or is it a peaceful religion?
Encourages violence 19% 22% 27% 27% 18% 12% 19% 41%
Peaceful religion 62 59 48 43 66 71 56 37
DK/NA 19 19 26 30 16 17 25 22
23. How much of a basic understanding do you think you have of the teachings and
beliefs of Islam, the Muslim religion? Would you say that you understand it -
very well, fairly well, or not very well?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp
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24. How much have you heard or read about a proposal by a Muslim group to build a Muslim
mosque and cultural center two blocks from Ground Zero - a lot, some, not much, or
nothing at all?
Cont’d
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24a. (cont’d) Do you support or oppose this proposal?
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Unstnd Insult
Support 68% 1%
Oppose 15 93
DK/NA 17 6
25. Some people say that building a Muslim mosque and cultural center near Ground Zero
will foster understanding and teach people that not all Muslims are terrorists; others
say that it is an insult to the memory and families of the 9/11 victims - which comes
closer to your point of view?
Foster understanding 51% 42% 36% 34% 48% 63% 41% 17%
Insult to families 36 42 46 44 40 23 42 68
BOTH(VOL) 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 2
NEITHER(VOL) 4 5 6 6 5 5 6 4
DK/NA 6 9 10 13 5 6 9 9