Source: The Dallas Morning News

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/religion/stories/041704dnrelpoll.c116f.html

On April 16, 2004 The Dallas Morning News reported, "Three-quarters of U.S. evangelicals view themselves as part of mainstream American society, but believe they have to fight to be heard by mainstream Americans, according to a new survey. The results, pollsters said, indicate tensions between those who consider themselves evangelical Christians and other Americans. 'These are folks that perceive themselves to be very much in the modern world – and they are, in fact, very much in the modern world. But they do not see themselves as being of the world,' said John Green, a political scientist from the University of Akron who was an adviser to the survey. The wide-ranging survey examined political, religious and racial diversity among evangelicals as well as their beliefs, values and behavior. It was conducted for U.S. News & World Report magazine and the PBS television program It found that while evangelicals were overwhelmingly opposed to gay marriage (83 percent), that did not equate in the minds of many with support for a constitutional amendment banning such unions. Only 41 percent said an amendment was needed."