Random sample survey of 800 American voters.
Margin of Error: +/- 3.46% at the .95 level of confidence

Conducted April 14-16, 2008

NOTE: AS IS COMMON IN REPORTING POLL RESULTS, PERCENTAGES FROM RESPONSES ARE ROUNDED UP OR DOWN TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER FOR EASE OF READING. THIS MEANS THAT IN SOME CASES RESULT TOTALS PROVIDED ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU WILL GET IF YOU ADD THEM TOGETHER. SEE, FOR INSTANCE, QUESTION FIVE: 58% STRONGLY DISAGREE, 15% SOMEWHAT DISAGREE, BUT BOTH NUMBERS ARE ROUNDED DOWN TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER, SO IF YOU WERE TO ADD THEM YOU WOULD GET A TOTAL OF 73% DISAGREED. BUT THE ACTUAL, CORRECT TOTAL IS 74%, WHICH IS WHAT IS REPORTED IN THE RESULTS. SO WHEREVER THERE APPEARS TO BE A DISCREPANCY IN THE TOTALING OF RESPONSE PERCENTAGES, NO DISCREPANCY EXISTS AND THE NUMBERS PROVIDED ARE ACCURATE.

Hello, this is (FIRST AND LAST NAME). We are conducting a survey among voters regarding issues in your part of the state and would like to include your views in our study. I assure you we are only seeking opinions and there will be no attempt to sell you anything or solicit a donation.

Could I speak to a member of the house who is registered to vote?

I'm going to read you several statements. (Rotate) Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with each statement. IF AGREE/DISAGREE: Is that strongly agree/disagree or somewhat agree/disagree?

Scale

• strongly agree
• somewhat agree
• (DON'T READ) don't know
• somewhat disagree
• strongly disagree

1. The FBI has a shortage of Arabic translators capable of translating intelligence that might provide leads to terrorist activity. In spite of this shortage, for the past few years the FBI has rejected most Christian and Jewish applicants who are fluent in Arabic, preferring to limit its hiring almost exclusively to Muslim applicants. Do you agree or disagree with the FBI's Arabic translator hiring policy?

strongly agree	8%
somewhat agree	8%
Total agree	16%
don't know	15%
Total disagree	69%
somewhat disagree	19%
strongly disagree	50%

2. It is becoming increasingly common for Muslim employees in America to ask employers for five break times daily for prayer, separate prayer rooms in the workplace, and time off for Friday mosque attendance and prayer. Do you agree or disagree that employers should be required to provide such accommodations for their Muslim employees?

strongly agree	13%
somewhat agree	11%
Total agree	24%
don't know	5%
Total disagree	71%
somewhat disagree	15%
strongly disagree	56%

3. Muslims in England and Western Europe are pressing the countries where they live to create a separate court system for them, where they would be governed by Islamic law, known as sharia, instead of the law of the countries in which they live. Do you agree or disagree that Muslims should be allowed to live under their own Islamic court and legal system instead of the court and legal system of the country in which they live?

strongly agree	5%
somewhat agree	2%
Total agree	8%
don't know	4%
Total disagree	89%
somewhat disagree	5%
strongly disagree	83%

4. The Muslim American Society of Minnesota issued a religious edict in 2006 warning Muslim taxi drivers that transporting passengers who had alcohol in their baggage was a violation of Islamic law. Other Muslim cab drivers have refused to pick up blind people with seeing-eye dogs, because they regard dogs as unclean. Do you agree or disagree that Muslim taxi drivers should be allowed to reject certain passengers if they feel their beliefs will be violated by something the passenger is doing?

strongly agree	8%
somewhat agree	9%
Total agree	17%
don't know	5%
Total disagree	78%
somewhat disagree	10%
strongly disagree	68%

5. There are Muslims who argue that freedom of speech does not give a person the right to criticize or mock Islam or the Prophet Muhammad. They argue that such speech defames Islam and should not be protected by the First Amendment, but rather banned as hate speech. Do you agree or disagree that speech that criticizes or mocks Islam or the Prophet Muhammad should be banned as hate speech?

strongly agree	7%
somewhat agree	11%
Total agree	18%
don't know	8%
Total disagree	74%
somewhat disagree	15%
strongly disagree	58%

6. Some American banks and investment firms are participating in an Islamic form of financing known as "Sharia Compliant Financing." Under the rules of Sharia Compliant Financing, a bank or investment firm is required to give up to two and a half percent of its profits to Muslim charities, many of which have been shown to have direct or indirect ties to terrorist organizations. If you were to learn that your bank or investment firm was participating in Sharia Compliant Financing, would you agree or disagree with this policy?

strongly agree	2%
somewhat agree	5%
Total agree	8%
don't know	7%
Total disagree	86%
somewhat disagree	8%
strongly disagree	78%

ROTATE POSITION STATEMENTS WITHIN 7. In some prisons, Muslim chaplains are instructing prisoners in a version of Islam that advocates hatred of Jews and Christians and the need for jihad to conquer and/or convert unbelievers. Position 1: Some/others argue that this instruction, while perhaps offensive, is protected under the freedom of religion.
Position 2: Some/others argue that the exercise of religion should not include the right to indoctrinate prisoners with material that advocates hate and violence.
Are you more likely to agree with Position 1 or Position 2? WAIT AND ASK: Do you feel strongly about that?

strongly position 1/protected under freedom of religion	14%
position 1/protected under freedom of religion	11%
Total position 1/protected under freedom of religion	26%
undecided	13%
Total position 2/should not include right to indoctrinate	61%
position 2/should not include right to indoctrinate	14%
strongly position 2/ should not include right to indoctrinate	47%

8. In your opinion, who is most responsible for the increase in Islamic terrorism around the world, (ROTATE STATEMENTS)
Militant Muslims because of their aggressive and violent actions toward non-Muslims
OR
Non-Muslims because of their intolerance of Muslims
WAIT AND ASK: Do you feel strongly about that?

strongly militant Muslims	52%
militant Muslims	15%
Total militant Muslims	67%
don't know	21%
Total non-Muslims	11%
non-Muslims	4%
strongly non-Muslims	7%

INTRO
Now I'm going to ask you about some proposals that have been made regarding America's ability to fight radical Islamic terrorism. Please tell me whether you approve or disapprove of each. IF APPROVE/DISAPPROVE: Is that strongly approve/disapprove or somewhat approve/disapprove?
Scale

• strongly approve
• somewhat approve
• (DON'T READ) don't know
• disapprove
• strongly disapprove

ROTATE Q 9 and 10
9. Materials distributed in some American mosques advocate hatred for Jews and Christians, and encourage Muslims to take up the cause of holy war against all unbelievers. Would you approve or disapprove of Congress conducting hearings to review such materials, to see if they violate federal laws applying to tax-exempt organizations or laws relating to terrorism?

strongly approve	54%
somewhat approve	20%
Total approve	74%
don't know	9%
Total disapprove	17%
disapprove	8%
strongly disapprove	9%

10. An organization called Jaamat ul-Fuqra, or "JF", has been responsible for more terrorist attacks in America than any other organization. JF has created a network of secret compounds in America, one of which was raided by authorities in the early 1990's, where bombs and plans for terrorist attacks were found. Shoe bomber John Reid and the Beltway sniper John Allen Muhammad were both associated with JF. Would you approve or disapprove classifying JF as a terrorist organization and closing down its compounds around the country?

strongly approve	67%
somewhat approve	14%
Total approve	81%
don't know	12%
Total disapprove	7%
disapprove	3%
strongly disapprove	4%