Americans oppose 'Christian nation' amendment, poll finds.A nationwide poll released in late July showed strong opposition to a constitutional amendment declaring that America is a Christian nation. That same survey, however, also revealed widespread support for teaching creationism creationism or creation science, belief in the biblical account of the creation of the world as described in Genesis, a characteristic especially of fundamentalist Protestantism (see fundamentalism). in public schools and displaying religious symbols, such as the Ten Commandments Ten Commandments or Decalogue [Gr.,=ten words], in the Bible, the summary of divine law given by God to Moses on Mt. Sinai. They have a paramount place in the ethical system in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. , on public property. The poll, conducted by a California consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , found that 66 percent of Americans are against a constitutional amendment "to establish Christianity as the official religion of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ." Thirty-two percent favor it. While the public at large opposed the amendment, evangelical Christians were for it. The survey found that 66 percent of evangelicals favored the proposal. The Barna Group, an agency with a conservative religious orientation, also revealed that 79 percent oppose removing Ten Commandments displays from public buildings; 84 percent oppose removing "In God We Trust" from currency; 84 percent oppose removing "Under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance Pledge of Allegiance, in full, Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, oath that proclaims loyalty to the United States. and its national symbol. ; and 59 percent favor teaching creationism in public schools. |
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