Religious Americans, European Muslims: Common Ground

In the second part of a series of articles, Rheault and Mogahed present the results of a survey that examines how views on moral issues compare among citizens in key Western nations and Muslims living in three European capitals. Results reveal that on some issues Americans, especially those for whom religion is "very important" in their lives, and Muslims in three key European cities share some common moral ground. Just 15% of the US public and 6% of religious Americans believe suicide is morally acceptable, compared with 40% of the French, 38% of Britons, and 33% of Germans. On this issue, Muslim respondents lean more closely toward the views of religious Americans than Europeans' views: 6% of Berlin Muslims and 4% of Paris and London Muslims say suicide is morally acceptable.