An extensive July 2008 poll found that Americans are more in favor of the government financially supporting Christian or interfaith humanitarian aid groups rather than their Muslim counterparts. The poll, conducted by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, a nonpartisan group that analyzes foreign policy data, showed that 70 percent of Americans “oppose funding for Muslim organizations” while Christian and interfaith charities both received over 50 percent favorable responses.
See our blog entry about this finding and other results from the survey.