Intrinsic religiosity suppresses only the specific prejudices a religion prohibits

Evidence

For nonproscribed prejudices, the extrinsic, means dimension showed no clear relation to prejudice; the intrinsic, end dimension showed a positive relation. Apparently, those scoring high on measures of intrinsic religion are less likely to report prejudicial attitudes when their religion tells them that they should not, but they are more likely to report prejudicial attitudes when these attitudes are permitted or encouraged by their religion. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2548

The intrinsic, end dimension tends to be related to decreased prejudice when that prejudice is proscribed by one’s religious community and is measured overtly. … However, this dimension tends to be related to increased prejudice when that prejudice is not proscribed by one’s religious community. It also tends to be related to increased prejudice when a proscribed prejudice is measured covertly. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2553

Categorization

• DEEPTHINKING: Reverses the beloved assumption that sincere, intrinsic religion reduces prejudice: intrinsic believers simply obey whatever their tradition says, whether egalitarian or bigoted.
• QUESTION: Does this imply religious sincerity in general is content-independent obedience rather than moral character?
• XREF: Parallels the general finding that religious people’s values track the local orthodoxy — similar dynamics appear in studies of religious ‘moral foundations’ shifting by denomination. — connects to: Religiosity does not moderate fear of atheists the way it moderates racial views — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 370; Religiosity correlates with inclusive attitudes despite reinforcing its own boundaries — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 372; Eastern religious primes reduce prejudice more than Western ones do — Annetta Snell and Miron Zuckerman and Bonnie M. Le, Does Religious Priming Induce Greater…, 104
• corroborated: 4 independent passages support this claim — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 2548; , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2553