Survey Indicates Americans' Religious Prejudice Against Muslims Is Highest of All Religions

A new public opinion poll by the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies indicates that Americans are more than twice as likely to hold negative feelings toward Muslims as they are toward Christians, Jews, or Buddhists, the Voice of America website reports today.

The survey found that more than 40 percent of Americans say they are at least "a little" prejudice toward Muslims, with fewer than 20 percent reporting the same feelings toward the other three faiths.

People who reported attending a religious service of any type more than once a week were twice as likely to express no prejudice toward Muslims.