New poll data analysis from Pew suggests that religious Americans are more likely than non-religious Americans to believe that torture can be justified:
Amid intense public debate over the use of torture against suspected terrorists, an analysis by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life of a new survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press illustrates differences in the views of four major religious traditions in the U.S. about whether torture of suspected terrorists can be justified. Differences in opinion on this issue also are apparent based on frequency of attendance at religious services.
See the chart, comparing responses about torture according to religious affiliation, at the Pew Forum’s website.