Religious Folks and Torture

The Pew Research Center, a well known nonpartisan thinktank, has recently published a study showing that the more often Americans go to church, the more likely they are to support the torture of suspected terrorists.

Among White Evangelicals:
18% say that torture can often be justified, while 44% say that torture can sometimes be justified.

Compared to non affiliated people-15% say that torture can often be justified and 33% say that it can sometimes be justified.

And, among weekly churchgoers: 16% say torture is often justified and 38% say it is often justified

For those who attend services seldom: 12% say torture is often justified and 30% say it is sometimes justified.

Here is a link to the study.