US | Ground Zero Two-Thirds of Americans Oppose Mosque And nearly half have a negative view of Islam By John Johnson Posted Sep 8, 2010 7:18 PM CDT Copied Feisal Abdul Rauf, left, is the imam pushing for an Islamic center in lower Manhattan. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) The proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero—and the entire religion of Islam, for that matter—get little love in a new Washington Post-ABC poll: Two-thirds oppose the construction of the center and mosque, with most of those (82%) saying it's because of the location. 49% have an unfavorable view of Islam vs. 37% with a favorable view, the biggest negative split since the question was first asked in 2001. 83% of Republicans oppose the Muslim center, along with 65% of independents and 53% of Democrats. 67% of Republicans have a negative view of Islam, up from 42% 10 years ago. Most Protestants and Catholics oppose the project, while those with no professed religion support it. Click here to read about today's op-ed from the imam behind the project. Read These Next Who added bill's proposed tax on clean energy? No one knows. Actor Michael Madsen is dead at 67. Soccer star Diogo Jota is killed in a car crash. Pardoned Capitol rioter receives life sentence. Report an error