Religious Perceptions

Which Religion Is Most Violent?

 

 

Islam

Judaism

Christianity

Netherlands

88%

2%

3%

France

87%

2%

2%

Spain

81%

4%

2%

Germany

79%

3%

2%

Poland

77%

5%

3%

India

73%

2%

5%

Russia

71%

10%

3%

US

67%

4%

9%

Great Britain

63%

4%

8%

Canada

61%

4%

8%

Jordan

1%

98%

1%

Morocco

3%

83%

5%

Lebanon

18%

66%

15%

Indonesia

11%

63%

10%

Pakistan

6%

51%

4%

Turkey

15%

20%

46%

Source: The Pew Global Attitude Project, “Support for Terror Wanes Among Muslim Publics, July 14, 2005.

•    Westerners and people in India chose Islam as the most violent religion.

•     People in Muslim countries chose Judaism as the most violent.

•     Turkey is the only exception where Christianity was chosen to be most violent.