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McLaughlin/Summit.org Poll: Majority Agree Rights Given to Americans by Creator, Not by Government

(Manitou Springs, CO—October 28, 2021) Summit.org, in partnership with McLaughlin and Associates—one of America’s most respected polling survey firms—is releasing the results of a new national survey. Results were from a survey of 1,000 likely general election voters nationwide and was conducted October 14th through October 18th.

“Religious freedom is the first freedom guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. Government doesn’t give this freedom; it merely secures what is given by God. Simply put, government must respect religion and cannot make believers engage in practices that violate their religious beliefs,” said Dr. Jeff Myers of Summit.org. “Even in the middle of a pandemic, three-quarters of the American people are clear on this point. Only 16 percent disagree.”

All interviews were conducted online; survey invitations were distributed randomly within predetermined geographic units. These units were structured to correlate with actual voter turnout in the general election. This poll of 1,000 general election voters has an accuracy of +/- 3.1% at a 95% confidence interval.

The complete link to the data can be found here: coming soon

KEY INSIGHT: Overwhelming Majority of American Voters Say Government Does Not Have the Right to Overrule a Person’s Religious Beliefs

• 75 percent of American voters say the government does not have the right to force people to participate in practices that violate their religious beliefs.
• 16 percent say the government does have the right.
• 10 percent did not know or did not answer.

KEY INSIGHT: Support for Primacy of Personal Religious Beliefs Crosses Bipartisan Lines

• 84 percent of Republican voters say the government does not have the right to force people to participate in practices that violate their religious beliefs.
• 78 percent of Independent voters say the government does not have the right to force people to participate in practices that violate their religious beliefs.
• 64 percent of Democrat voters say the government does not have the right to force people to participate in practices that violate their religious beliefs.