New poll: Fewer Americans see homosexuality as a sin

There’s been a substantial drop in the proportion of Americans who think being gay is a sin, according to a new poll.

The poll, from Nashville-based LifeWay Research, a Christian-oriented firm, showed 37% of respondents saying “homosexual behavior” is a sin, down from 44% in a September 2011 survey. That’s a statistically significant difference, say LifeWay pollsters, who conducted their latest study in November and released the results Thursday.

In the new poll, 45% of respondents said homosexuality is not a sin, up from 43% in 2011, and 17% said they don’t know, up from 13% in the previous study.

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