Gallup has some interesting new numbers on Americans’ views of various religious groups. The headline, of course, was about Catholics, pegged to the pope’s visit, but all of these figures strike me as somewhat interesting

(The “Net Positive” figure is the overall feel-good rating of each group, subtracting the negatives from the positive views. Works out OK for most everyone, except the ususal supsects: Mormons, Muslims, atheists and Scientologists. Tom Cruise, looks like you’ve got some work cut out for you.

Total positive / Neutral Total / Negative / Net positive

Methodists 49 / 47 / 4 / +45

Jews 46 / 48 / 4 / +42

Baptists 45 / 44 / 10 / +35

Catholics 45 / 41 / 13 / +32

Evangelicals 39 / 36 / 23 / +16

Fundamentalists 35 / 36 / 25 / +10

Mormons 24 / 48 / 26 / -2

Muslims 17 / 48 / 34 / -17

Atheists 13 / 41 / 45 / -32

Scientologists 7 / 37 / 52 / -45