This Week's Poll Results

  • Do you think the government should legalize gay marriage?
  • Yes: 42%
  • No: 15%
  • Not sure: 1%
  • Perhaps a Civil Union instead: 40%
  • Should the religious connotations of marriage be protected by the govern-ment?
  • Yes: 40%
  • No, that is why we have separation of church and state: 45%
  • No, there is nothing to be protected from: 6%
  • Not sure: 6%
  • Which of these is legitimate: a het-erosexual marriage by a judge or a homosexual marriage by a church?
  • The heterosexual marriage: 49%
  • The homosexual marriage: 2%
  • Both: 42%
  • Neither: 5%
  • How many religions recognize mar-riage as different from the current legal definition?
  • Only a few, and they are not very popular: 43%
  • Some of the world’s most popular re-ligions support polygamy and other non-standard practices: 30%
  • Most religions have a different view: 24%
  • None, and if any do, someone should stop them: 1%
  • Would you or someone close to you conceivable seek a same-sex mar-riage?
  • Yes, and I support that decision: 35%
  • Yes, but it is wrong: 4%
  • No, but I would not object anyway: 16%
  • No, it is wrong: 43%

Almanian Opinion Polls are non-scientific and accurate as of going to press.

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