US public opinion on same sex marriages continues to shift
Last year a Pew Research study of American opinions on support for same-sex showed that 37% were in favor of legal marriage recognition and 54% were opposed. But that study was significant because it showed movement from the year prior. This year a similar study shows that the movement is moving toward a broad majority acceptance of same-sex marriage with now 42% in favor and 48% opposed.
The shift is even more striking in terms of the main-line Protestants and white Catholics, with a majority of both groups now in favor of legal recognition.
"The shift in opinion on same-sex marriage has been broad-based, occurring across many demographic, political and religious groups," Pew's polling analysis said.The analysis noted that political independents, who were opposed to gay marriage by a wide margin just last year, are now divided on the issue.
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