SUPPORT FOR RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION IN THE SCHOOLS, 2000
(percent who favor selected policies)

	Non-Jewish Public	Jewish Public	Difference
Allowing public schools to display the Ten Commandments	65	38	27
Allowing public school students to say non-sectarian prayers at sporting events	69	28	41
Allowing non-denominational prayers to be read in the classroom	59	20	39
Allowing public schools to set aside a moment of silence each day for students to pray if they want to	84	48	36
Allowing public schools to teach Christmas carols, as long as they also teach Hanukkah songs	77	56	21
Teaching creationism in public schools along with evolution when teaching about the origin of man	63	39	24
Making public school classrooms available to student religious groups to hold voluntary meetings, when classes are not in session	77	53	24
Providing government aid (vouchers) to families for tuition in private, non-religious schools	40	24	16
Providing government aid (vouchers) to families for tuition in private schools, including religious schools	43	22	21

Source: Abridged version of Table 4 from Stephen M. Cohen, “Religion And The Public Square:
Attitudes Of American Jews In Comparative Perspective,” available online at http://www.cjcs.net/survey.htm.