White Evangelicals Trust Obama To Get It Right With Muslim World

[Adelante]

This is striking: Not only do a majority trust Obama to get it right in repairing relations with the Muslim world, but a plurality of white evangelicals do, too — even though they have an overwhelmingly unfavorable view of Islam.

The Washington Post’s polling director sends over a detailed breakdown by religion of that particular question, which asks: “In trying to improve U.S. relations with Muslim nations, do you think Obama will (go too far), (not go far enough) or handle it about right?"

Forty-seven percent of “white evangelical Protestants” say Obama will “handle it about right,” while only 39% say he’ll “go too far.”

What makes this interesting is that white evangelicals have been the most inclined to believe the myth that Obama is a Muslim: Nearly one in five evangelicals recently said they hold this view. And yet they’re still willing to trust this guy to get it right in repairing relations with the Muslim world.

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/president-obama/poll-... /

[AlinPA]

1. Odd, they are a lot of the same people that were behind Bush**'s crusade. (The "My God is

better than your God" crowd).

[Adelante]

2. Yeah, I found it odd

It reminded me of people during the campaign who would have both confederate flags and Obama signs on their lawns, or wear racial t-shirts but say they were voting for Obama.

[nomorenomore08]

3. 'Cause Obama's "one of the good ones," don'cha know...

[14thColony]

5. Or perhaps...

it's that people's views are far too complex to conveniently fit into trite racial, ethnic, or regional stereotypes...

[nomorenomore08]

6. True that. I won't disagree with you.

nt

[Cha]

4. Thanks, Adelante~ Good, because this

is one of the most important things, imo, that Prez has to deal with..Nukes/Environment, Economy, and Peace/Religions.