Polls Show Most Favor Religious Symbols on Public Property, Holidays in Schools

A Rasmussen poll released yesterday shows that 74% of adults surveyed believe that religious symbols such as nativity scenes, menorahs and Muslim crescents should be permitted on public property.  17% disagree.  80% of those surveyed favored celebrating religious holidays in public schools, while 14% do not.  The 80% figure is comprised of 43% who favor celebrating all religious holidays, and 37% who favor only celebrating some of them in the schools. A separate survey released a week ago by Rasmussen showed that 92% of Americans celebrate Christmas. Of those, 65% consider it a religious holiday while 28% say they celebrate it as a secular holiday.