Authoritarians are credulous toward financially manipulative evangelists

Evidence

Highs make a strong fundamental attribution error when judging assigned essays on whether the Bible is the word of God. They also were more likely to trust a television evangelist who conducted a poll to find out what kind of revival meeting would maximize financial contributions, and then staged the most lucrative kind of program. So Highs probably fall for deceptive exploiters in religion as well. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 1433

Categorization

• ADDENDUM: Extends the sacrifice article’s religious-exploitation threads and corroborates vault claims about authoritarian deference to religious authority.