The poll measured Americans perceptions about the acceptance of polygamy using a split-sample technique where one half of the respondents were asked about "most Mormon's" acceptance of polygamy and the other half were asked about "most Americans'" acceptance.

• Roughly one in four Americans say "most Mormons" support the practice of polygamy; only 2% say "most Americans" support it.
• A solid majority of Americans feel Mormons (68%) oppose it and nearly all say this of Americans generally (98%).
• Only 15% of Americans residing in the West say most Mormons endorse polygamy. This percentage is much higher among those in the East (31%), Midwest (27%), and South (30%).

The survey found that the proportion of Americans who say the Republican Party is friendly to religion fell 8 percentage points in the last year, to 47 percent, from 55 percent.

• Sixty-nine percent agreed that liberals have “gone too far in trying to keep religion out of schools and government” — an increase of 3 percentage points, which is not statistically significant.
• At the same time, 49 percent agreed that conservative Christians have “gone too far in trying to impose their religious values on the country,” also a 3 percentage point increase.
• Asked about “the Christian conservative movement,” 44 percent had a favorable view and 36 percent unfavorable — about the same as a year ago.
   
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• A survey by the Pew Research Center found that a majority of European Muslims did not sense hostility from non-Muslims.
  • But a significant number -- 39 percent in France, 42 percent in Britain and 51 percent in Germany -- reported otherwise.
• The Muslim population of Europe in 2005 was:
  • France 8% with more than 5 million (largest country)
  • Netherlands 6%
  • Germany 4%
  • Italy 2%
  • Spain 2%