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AFA has sent out a another poll. Their polls make me laugh with how they are phrased. This one was particularly funny so I thought I would share.

You can see the actual poll here:

http://www.afa.net/petitions/islam/islam.asp

As you can see it is about Islam. You can see the current results at:

http://www.afa.net/petitions/islam/ThankYou.asp?s=407537821

Here are the results as if this second:

Islam and America Poll Results

Do you consider Islam to be a peaceful religion?
Yes  10,795   No  145,308

Do you consider Islam to be a tolerant religion?
Yes    5,997   No  149,821

Would America be a better country if it were a Muslim country?
Yes      852    No   154,860

Should America place equal emphasis on the Koran and the Bible?
Yes    3,626   No   151,772

Would it be good for America to have more Muslims in elected offices?
Yes    3,687   No    151,214

Would you vote for a Muslim for president?
Yes    3,257   No    151,885

As a general rule, are women treated better in America than in a Muslim country?
Yes 142,664   No    12,587

Is America too dependent on Muslim countries for oil?
Yes 149,725   No      5,520

Do Muslim countries do more than America to help the poor?
Yes    3,849    No   150,474

I think their polls are funny because they all seem to be yes or no, true or false, positive or negative. No room for “well maybe”, or “I don’t know”, or even “quite frankly I actually don’t have enough info to have an intelligent opinion on that topic”. Plus it would be fun to have room for comments for the questions and then display those comments.

The second to last question is likely my favorite… Is America too dependent on Muslim countries for oil?… Relative to what? Non-Muslim countries or relative to not being dependent on any countries? Personally I think we are too dependent overall, I don’t care what religion the countries are we are getting it from.

  joe