It amazes me that approximately 95% of the people seem to believe that their beliefs coincide with a higher power's. Since no two people's opinions are exactly the same, this creates a bit of a dilemma. It also amazes me that while many people may see Jesus as being omniscient, omnipotent, and benevolent, they appear to believe he's an uber-capitalist whom would be anything but benevolent if he were growing up in the United States today.
The non-partisan organization YouGov just released poll results with regard to how Americans feel about certain contemporary political issues and where they feel Jesus would line up on those same issues. Here were the results:
Legal abortion: 48% support it/36% oppose (net +12%), 20% believe Jesus would support it/52% oppose (net -32%)
Gay marriage: 48% support it/40% oppose (net +8%), 32% believe Jesus would support it/45% oppose (net -13%)
Death penalty: 58% support it/23% oppose (net +35%), 34% believe Jesus would support it/41% oppose (net -7%)
High taxes on wealthy: 56% support it/28% oppose (net +28%), 45% believe Jesus would support it/23% oppose (net +22%)
Stricter gun laws: 51% support it/36% oppose (net +15%), 46% believe Jesus would support it/25% oppose (net +21%)
Reducing carbon emissions: 64% support it/17% oppose (net +47%), 52% believe Jesus would support it/13% oppose (net +39%)
Universal healthcare: 56% support it/30% oppose (net +26%), 55% believe Jesus would support it/19% oppose (net +36%)
So, according to these numbers, even though it's believed that Jesus was a lover of all, stood up for the poor, was Mr. Anti-Violence himself, and is responsible for the world being what it is, less than 1 in 3 believe he'd support gays' rights, slightly more than 1 in 3 believe he'd support the death penalty, less than half believe he'd support high taxes on the rich and stricter gun laws, and slightly more than half believe he'd support reducing carbon emissions and universal healthcare. Fascinating...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/16/jesus-american-issues_n_5592215.html
http://today.yougov.com/news/2014/07/07/what-would-jesus-do/
http://cdn.yougov.com/cumulus_uploads/document/bpuzgpfb2b/tabs_OPI_wwjd_20140702.pdf
The non-partisan organization YouGov just released poll results with regard to how Americans feel about certain contemporary political issues and where they feel Jesus would line up on those same issues. Here were the results:
Legal abortion: 48% support it/36% oppose (net +12%), 20% believe Jesus would support it/52% oppose (net -32%)
Gay marriage: 48% support it/40% oppose (net +8%), 32% believe Jesus would support it/45% oppose (net -13%)
Death penalty: 58% support it/23% oppose (net +35%), 34% believe Jesus would support it/41% oppose (net -7%)
High taxes on wealthy: 56% support it/28% oppose (net +28%), 45% believe Jesus would support it/23% oppose (net +22%)
Stricter gun laws: 51% support it/36% oppose (net +15%), 46% believe Jesus would support it/25% oppose (net +21%)
Reducing carbon emissions: 64% support it/17% oppose (net +47%), 52% believe Jesus would support it/13% oppose (net +39%)
Universal healthcare: 56% support it/30% oppose (net +26%), 55% believe Jesus would support it/19% oppose (net +36%)
So, according to these numbers, even though it's believed that Jesus was a lover of all, stood up for the poor, was Mr. Anti-Violence himself, and is responsible for the world being what it is, less than 1 in 3 believe he'd support gays' rights, slightly more than 1 in 3 believe he'd support the death penalty, less than half believe he'd support high taxes on the rich and stricter gun laws, and slightly more than half believe he'd support reducing carbon emissions and universal healthcare. Fascinating...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/16/jesus-american-issues_n_5592215.html
http://today.yougov.com/news/2014/07/07/what-would-jesus-do/
http://cdn.yougov.com/cumulus_uploads/document/bpuzgpfb2b/tabs_OPI_wwjd_20140702.pdf
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