Two-thirds of the American public believe that Muslims are a greater threat to the country than Christians, the just released results of a WND/Clout poll show.

What is surprising though is that not a few Americans believe that Christians pose the greater danger.

Among those who fear Christians more than Muslims, 72 percent are atheists, 45 percent are Democrats, 36 percent are political independents, 29 percent are Protestants, 23 percent are Catholics, and 20 percent are Republicans.

Ironically, 100 percent of the small sample of Muslim respondents who took part in the poll say their fellow Muslims are the greater threat.

The telephone survey of registered voters was conducted by Clout Research, a national opinion research firm based in Columbus, Ohio. It was taken Dec. 18-27, except for the holiday, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.35 percentage points.

Poll chief Fritz Wenzel said the opinion of those who expressed more fear of Christians than Muslims "may well have to do with the Colorado Springs shooting at the Planned Parenthood office there that resulted in three deaths."

The religious affiliation of the shooter is unclear, but many suspect that he must be a Christian conservative since he vehemently denounced the killing of babies in abortion clinics, a rallying cry of Christian conservatives.

Wenzel said the survey shows that "the more conservative the respondent, the more likely they were to identify Muslims as the greater threat to America."

"A majority of blacks said Christians were the greater threat, but all other races said Muslims were the greatest threat to America," he said.

The question asked in the survey was straightforward: "Which do you believe pose the greatest threat to America – Muslims or Christians?"

Fifty-five percent of Democrats, 80 percent of the GOP and 64 percent of the independents answered "Muslims."

Among those who identify themselves as liberal, nearly 50 percent answered "Christians."

Among whites, 67 percent answered "Muslims"; among blacks, 55 percent said "Christians"; among Hispanics, 90 percent said "Muslims"; and among Asians, 82 percent also answered "Muslims."