NEW POLL ON SSM, GAY RIGHTS: From the Associated Press

Most Americans oppose gay marriage and many believe homosexuality is "against God's will" but otherwise consider themselves tolerant of gays, according to a Los Angeles Times poll published Saturday.

By a margin of 55 to 41 percent, those surveyed agreed with the statement that "if gays are allowed to marry, the institution of marriage will be degraded." About half favored a U.S. constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union between a man and a woman, while 42 percent were opposed, according to the poll published on the newspaper's Web site. ...

Only about a quarter of those polled felt that homosexuals should be allowed to legally marry, although another 38 percent believed they should be allowed to form civil unions. About a third said that neither type of union should be permitted.

While about six in 10 people felt that homosexual relationships are "against God's will," a similar percentage felt that legal recognition of same-sex marriages was inevitable.

At 42 percent each, people were split over whether, in general, they approved or disapproved of homosexual rights. At the same time, 72 percent favored laws to protect gays against job discrimination and 74 percent favored protections against housing discrimination. ...

On the other hand, six in 10 said they would be upset to learn their child was gay.

About six in 10 also felt that a gay person can be a good role model for a child, but people were split over whether they would permit a homosexual to baby-sit and more than half opposed allowing gay couples to adopt. ...

The telephone poll of 1,616 adults was conducted from March 27-30. The margin of error was plus or minus 3 percentage points.

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