Poll: American Jews Trust Mormons More Then They Do Evangelicals

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Don't know if this should be moved to the General Discussions board, but I saw this today-

A new poll indicating that American Jews may have distrust and suspicion for evangelicals is raising eyebrows. The study, conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute, has some startling findings, especially considering the fact that many Jews and Christians have been working together for some time now in support of the Israeli state.

The Jewish Forward has more about the poll’s results:

Only one in five Jewish Americans holds favorable views of those aligned with the Christian right, a category that includes most of Israel’s evangelical supporters....

The survey, conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute and published April 3, asked Jewish respondents to rate the favorability of several religious groups. Mormons received a 47% favorability rating, Muslims 41.4%; the group described as “Christian Right” was viewed in favorable terms by only 20.9% of Jewish Americans. In contrast, the general American population, as shown by other polling data, views evangelicals more favorably than Muslims and Mormons.

The whole survey can be read here. (PDF required)

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Imho, most American Jews actually seem to more magnanimously support a two-state solution for Israel than EVs hence the distrust. Mormons as a whole aren't really on record for what they support in this instance though I highly recommend and advocate a complete and utter rejection of the two state "solution" at this time.

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Now Deseret News has picked up on this story.