Tom Hanks Apologizes for Attack on Mormons

"Last week, I labeled members of the Mormon church who supported California's Proposition 8 as 'un-American,'" the actor said in a statement through his publicist. "I believe Proposition 8 is counter to the promise of our Constitution; it is codified discrimination."

"But everyone has a right to vote their conscience; nothing could be more American," the statement continues. "To say members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints who contributed to Proposition 8 are 'un-American' creates more division when the time calls for respectful disagreement. No one should use 'un- American' lightly or in haste. I did. I should not have."

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What Kind of President is America Ready for?

Do you think America is ready to elect...

	Yes	No	Not sure
A Mormon president	66%	27%	7%
An African-American president	59%	30%	11%
A woman president	58%	32%	10%
A Hispanic president	39%	48%	13%

If your party nominated (the following) for president, would you vote for that person if (he or she) were qualified for the job?

	Yes	No	Not sure
An African-American president	92%	4%	4%
A woman president	86%	9%	5%
A Hispanic president	81%	14%	5%
A Mormon president	66%	27%	7%

Source: Princeton Survey Research Associates / Newsweek
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,001 American adults, conducted on Jul. 2 and Jul. 3, 2007. Margin of error is 4 per cent.

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