Deltanine

A majority of Americans actually approve of the use of torture under some circumstances. What’s more, according to one survey, Catholics approve of its use by a wider margin than the general public, while those who are secular approve a lot less than the average.

Survey by Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Oct. 12-24, 2005; nationwide survey conducted among 2,006 adults
Do you think the use of torture against suspected terrorists in order to gain important information can often be justified, sometimes be justified, rarely be justified, or never be justified?

Total public

15% Often
31% Sometimes
17% Rarely
32% Never
5% Don’t know/refused

Total Catholic

21% Often
35% Sometimes
16% Rarely
26% Never
4% Don’t know/refused

White Protestant

15% Often
34% Sometimes
16% Rarely
31% Never
4% Don’t know/refused

White evangelical

13% Often
36% Sometimes
16% Rarely
31% Never
4% Don’t know/refused

Secular

10% Often
25% Sometimes
16% Rarely
41% Never
4% Don’t know/refused

So much for "religion makes you a moral person."