Jews win religion popularity contest in new poll

[Behind the Aegis]

While antisemitic incidents may be up, Jews can take heart: We’re more popular than you might think.

New data from the Pew Research Center indicates that while most Americans don’t really know enough Jewish people to have an opinion, far more see them positively than negatively.

The poll showed 35% of those asked had either a favorable or very favorable opinion of Jews — the highest percentage of any of the major religious groups on the survey. Only 6% had a somewhat or very unfavorable view.

Jewish popularity has actually been fairly consistent. In a similar 2017 poll, where respondents were asked to rank their feelings towards religious groups between 0 and 100, Jews scored an average of 67, the highest out of any group.

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The good vibes were split fairly equally among Republicans and Democrats. The negative view of Jews was at 6% for both of them, while positive views were at 38% and 33%, respectively.

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[Elessar Zappa]

1. Probably because in general they

don’t push their religion in people’s faces unlike some sects of Christians and Muslims.

[Chainfire]

2. I was in midlife before I was around any Jews to speak of.

That was when I moved to Miami. I liked the ones I met individually and had a good feeling about them collectively. I certainly had more respect for them then the Southern rural Protestants that I grew up with.

[TeamProg]

3. I've liked all of Jews that I've met in my life, including my brother in law. Any polls

to report about the approval of the politics of the nation of Israel, as a political body?

[Behind the Aegis]

4. "Any polls View profile to report about the approval of the politics of the nation of Israel"

NOT THE TOPIC.

But, thanks for the visual aid.

[TeamProg]

5. "Not the topic". Got it. Loud and clear.

[Behind the Aegis]

6. Uh-huh.

[Emile]

8. K&R

[Yonnie3]

9. Kick and Rec

[JudyM]

10. K&R

A relief to see this, what with the dramatic increase in attacks, both verbal and physically violent.