Even Most Religious Voters Want Candidates to Debate Science
Posted by mattusmaximus on April 18, 2012
From the fine folks about at ScienceDebate.org come some important results from recent survey. Long story short: even the vast majority of religious voters want the 2012 presidential candidates to talk less about religion and much more about science and technology issues! I couldn’t agree more; read on for the details…
New Poll: Even religious voters overwhelmingly want candidates to debate science
Consensus among Protestants, Catholics for science debates, science-based policies; Twice as many think the US not spending enough on alternative energy as do defense
WASHINGTON (April 3, 2012) — In a surprising rebuff of recent political wisdom that Republicans and religiously affiliated voters are becoming “anti-science,” eighty-two percent of Catholics and eighty-three percent of Protestants say it is more important that the candidates for president debate the major science challenges facing the United States than it is they debate faith and values, according to a new national public opinion poll (PDF) of attitudes about science, faith and public policy commissioned by ScienceDebate.org. …
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