What indication is there that religious tolerance was already fairly common in new york at the time kalm made his visit

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although a majority of americans say religion is very important to them, nearly three-quarters of them say they believe that many faiths besides their own can lead to salvation, according to a survey by the pew forum on religion and public life.

the report, the u.s. religious landscape survey, reveals a broad trend toward tolerance and an ability among many americans to hold beliefs that might contradict the doctrines of their professed faiths.