Religious Denominations Weigh In on Same-Sex Marriage
As the debate on same-sex marriage is being taken up in States across the nation, three major religious denominations recently made stands of their own on the issue. First, a Presbyterian minister faced trial by a Church tribunal last week for officiating at the marriage ceremony of two women. Meanwhile, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops declared that members of their congregations with “a homosexual inclination” should be discouraged from making public declarations of their sexual orientations, and be encouraged to live in chastity. Finally, the North Carolina Baptist Convention voted to expel congregations that condone same-sex relationships.
These actions by the Churches are generally in line with the views of most Americans. Two-thirds of American voters prefer defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman.
Rasmussen Reports is a media company specializing in the collection, publication and distribution of public opinion information.
We conduct public opinion polls on a variety of topics to inform our audience on events in the news and other topics of interest. To ensure editorial control and independence, we pay for the polls ourselves and generate revenue through the sale of subscriptions, sponsorships, and advertising. Nightly polling on politics, business and lifestyle topics provides the content to update the Rasmussen Reports web site many times each day. If it's in the news, it's in our polls. Additionally, the data drives a daily update newsletter and various media outlets across the country.
Some information, including the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll and commentaries are available for free to the general public. Subscriptions are available for $4.95 a month or 34.95 a year that provide subscribers with exclusive access to more than 20 stories per week on upcoming elections, consumer confidence, and issues that affect us all. For those who are really into the numbers, Platinum Members can review demographic crosstabs and a full history of our data.
To learn more about our methodology, click here.
