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College professors are perceived by the public as more unfriendly to religion now than they were seen in 2003, according to the results of a recent poll by the Pew Research Center. Thirty-two percent of respondents said college professors are "unfriendly" toward religion, 37 percent said they view professors as neutral on religion and 14 percent said college professors were friendly to religion. In 2003, 26 percent described professors as unfriendly and 18 percent as friendly.

Republicans and white evangelical Protestants were more likely to say college professors were anti-religion: 56 percent of both groups said professors were unfriendly to religion. Other religious groups, as well as Democrats, generally view professors as neutral.