Most Egyptians favor stoning to death for adultery, whipping and cutting off hands for theft-Pew Poll

2/11/11, "Pew Global Attitudes Project" conducted 4/12/10-5/7/10, released 12/2/10.

• "82% endorse the stoning of people who commit adultery

• 77% support whippings and cutting off of hands for crimes like theft and robbery

• 84% support the death penalty for those who leave the Muslim religion

• 20% support suicide bombing in defense of Islam"...

"The population of Egypt is approximately 80.5 million,

• 90% of which is Muslim (mostly Sunni)."...

• via American Thinker, 2/12/11, "Pew Poll offers insights in Egyptians," K.E. Campbell
• Chart above from Pew Reports, 12/2/10, "Muslims Publics Divided on Hamas and Hezbollah"

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