After all, freedom of expression is a Constitutionally protected Right. And given that, here’s what was found:
According to Caddell Associates, which conducted the poll, “[t]here is an overwhelming sense on the part of American voters that they want to find common ground in order to protect both the expression of religious freedom and the rights of gays and lesbians.” Those that were polled overwhelmingly made clear that they believed that religious individuals’ rights must be protected.
And remember, Pat Caddell was Bill Clinton’s former pollster, so he is Democrat leaning. A bit more with numbers (emphasis mine):
“More than two thirds (68 percent) disagreed that the federal and state government should be able to require by law a private citizen to provide a service or their property for an event that is contrary to their religious beliefs. Only 18 percent agreed. Indeed, 51 percent strongly disagreed with this.
“When asked whether it should be up to the federal government to determine what constitutes legitimate religious beliefs only 11 percent agreed and a massive 79 percent disagreed. Indeed, even two thirds of those on the ‘left’ of the segmentation disagreed.”
