New Poll Surveys Attitudes on Church-State Issues

The First Amendment Center last week released its 2010 Poll on The State of the First Amendment. (Full poll results.) Among the results--

• 75% strongly or mildly agreed that student speakers should be allowed to speak about their religious faith at public school events.
• 80% strongly or mildly agreed that student speakers should be allowed to offer a prayer at public school events.
• 28% do not think that the First Amendment requires a clear separation of church and state.
• 53% agree that the U.S. Constitution establishes a Christian nation.
• 76% strongly or mildly support Congress or the President declaring a national day of prayer.
• 48% say a candidate's religion is very or somewhat important in deciding how to vote.
• 28% believe that freedom of worship was not intended to apply to extremist or fringe groups.