Understanding the Caveats and Paradoxes of the Pew Survey on Religious Attitudes https://thewire.in/society/pew-research-religion-diversity-attitude-belief-caveat-paradoxes 

The survey results are somewhat like the daily horoscope: everyone can have varied takeaways based on their prior beliefs. 

First, there is a general problem with perceived ‘meaning’ in surveys, particularly in the case of normative or abstract concepts.  It is entirely possible that the meaning of respecting other religions for many is simply ‘tolerating’ the other, while avoiding assimilation. 

Second, people are more likely to have extreme views in the realm of abstract. one may have hateful views about another religion in the abstract, but can have trade relations with a person from that very religion. This gap between the stated and revealed preferences can lead to seemingly paradoxical outcomes.

 there is more variation within groups While each group may perceive themselves as fundamentally different people from the others, it appears that it is not the case. This calls for   a renewed focus on creating an individual-centric discourse. Across all the religious groups, unemployment, corruption and crime are among the top issues:

The group-based voting preferences and discourse is not going anywhere soon, but there is hope for a discourse with the vocabulary of common citizenship. The emancipation of the individual encompasses emancipation of, from, and within groups.