Religiosity correlated with racial bias?

[All Along The Watchtower]

From an article in Psychology Today from a couple years ago:

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More:http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/colorstruck/201006/does-religion-breed-racism

Now, correlation does not mean causation, of course. Perhaps there is something else at work here, as the author alluded to: religiosity helps solidify strong in-group conformity and loyalty, which can breed racial or other forms of prejudice, especially if confronted with an "Other" that is quite different from in-group members.

I also thinks there's a big connection between prejudice (of any kind, really) and religious dogmatism. The less thought, reflection, and questioning is involved in a belief system, the more likely the person holding said belief system is going to fear those who would pose a perceived threat to that worldview.

[John Dibble]

Perhaps there is something else at work here, as the author alluded to: religiosity helps solidify strong in-group conformity and loyalty, which can breed racial or other forms of prejudice, especially if confronted with an "Other" that is quite different from in-group members.

I also thinks there's a big connection between prejudice (of any kind, really) and religious dogmatism. The less thought, reflection, and questioning is involved in a belief system, the more likely the person holding said belief system is going to fear those who would pose a perceived threat to that worldview.

These are pretty much my thoughts on the matter.

[opebo]

Haha, not news to anyone who has ever paid any attention.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Since this is a meta-analysis, with each study using its own definitions and controls, it points to something in a vague way, but there's probably no way to tell what the central issue is here, and how it varies by age, geography, denomination, etc.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

I don't see that.  I would think that, if anythng, there would be a negative correlation.  This study is far from conclusive proof of the point it's trying to make.  (And besides, the way I see things, everything correlated es somehow.)

[Stranger in a strange land]

There are multiple reasons that 11 o'clock on Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in America.

[fezzyfestoon]

Makes sense