On Wednesday, the First Amendment Center released its State of the First Amendment 2008 national survey (detailed results). 62% of respondents thought that Americans have about the right amount of religious freedom. 54% believe that freedom of worship applies to all religious groups regardless of how extreme their beliefs are. 32% strongly agree and 23% mildly agree that people should be allowed to say things in public that might be offensive to religious groups.
46% strongly agree and 17% mildly agree that the nation's founders intended the U.S. to be a Christian nation. 36% strongly agree and 19% mildly agree that the Constitution establishes a Christian nation. 22% strongly agree and 18% mildly agree that religious leaders should be allowed to openly endorse political candidates from the pulpit and keep their tax-exempt status. [Thanks to Michael Lieberman for the lead.]
