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Support For Faith-based Initiative - ABC Poll
FROM ABC NEWS
USA, May 6 (VNN) — Sect Appeal - Support for Faith-Based Initiative Depends on the Recipient
By Dalia Sussman
April 25 - Most Americans back President Bush's plan to extend government money to religious groups that run social service programs, but with a caveat: It depends on the religion.
Fifty-eight percent support federal funding for religious groups to run food kitchens, counseling centers and other social programs, just as it is offered to secular groups. But if this makes funding available to groups such as the Hare Krishnas, the Nation of Islam and Scientologists, support for the plan plunges by half, to just more than a quarter of the public.
Support funding social programs run by religious groups Yes - 58% No - 38
Support if that includes Hare Krishnas, Nation of Islam, Scientologists Yes - 27 No - 65
Bush, who created the White House Office of Faith-Based Initiatives, has said a group's results will determine whether it receives federal financing, not its religious affiliation. Congress is holding hearings on the issue this week.
Methodology
This ABCNEWS/Washington Post poll was conducted by telephone April 19-22, among a random national sample of 1,350 adults. The results have a 2.5-point error margin. Data collection and tabulation by TNS Intersearch of Horsham, Pa.
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