Support for Same-Sex Marriage Dips, Pew Finds

A new Pew Research Center poll shows a slight drop in support for gay marriage and a slight increase in support of the view that homosexuality is a sin.

The research shows that 49 percent of Americans favor gay marriage and 41 percent oppose it -- a 5-point dip from a February poll. 

"It is too early to know if this modest decline is an anomaly or the beginning of a reversal or leveling off in attitudes towards gay marriage after years of steadily increasing public acceptance," the report read.

The poll also indicates that 50 percent of Americans now consider homosexuality a sin, up from 45 percent a year ago. 

Nearly half of adults also think that wedding vendors should be allowed to refuse service to same-sex couples if they have religious objections.

At the same time, nearly two-thirds think that gays and lesbians face a lot of discrimination in the U.S.

The Pew Research Center conducted the survey Sept. 2-9 among 2,002 U.S. adults.