A third of Scots believe Islam receives too much respect, while a quarter think too little is shown to Christianity, according to an Easter Sunday poll for The Sunday Times.
The survey also suggests the number of Roman Catholics in the country receiving abuse may have been significantly underestimated.
A total of 33% of respondents said Islam gets too much respect and 15% said it is not respected enough, while 11% think Judaism is respected too much and 19% believe it is not.
Anas Sarwar, the Labour MSP who has received threats on social media and by email, told the newspaper: “Sadly at times it seems that our society is becoming less tolerant and more divided. We should respect people of all faiths and none.
“There is clearly a lot more work to do to build a society free of all forms of prejudice and hate.
“We can’t leave the fight against sexism, homophobia, racism, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, anti-Catholicism and all other forms of prejudice to individual communities. It must be a fight for all of us.”
Although Islamophobia has been condemned by Christian campaigners, some believe secularists have driven Christianity to the fringes of society and fear Christian victims of religious prejudice are not given as much attention.
Sir John Curtice, professor of politics at Strathclyde university, told the newspaper there is little evidence of hostility to the role of…
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