Major religions both reduce and increase prejudice depending on how they are practiced.

Evidence

Religion inevitably contains, reflects, and reveals all that is within the realm of humanity: the good and the bad. It is like any other facet of human civilization: some of it is noble and inspirational, much of it is nonsensical and even dangerous. But to condemn it all as poisonous is to be in serious denial. — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 522 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Implicit prejudice may decline when people internalize inclusive religious teachings autonomously rather than authoritariously. — Wade C. Rowatt and Lewis M. Franklin, Christian Orthodoxy, Religious…, 88; Religion simultaneously enables both prosocial conduct and prejudice. — Annetta Snell and Miron Zuckerman and Bonnie M. Le, Does Religious Priming Induce Greater…, 2; Religion fuels prejudice against value-violating groups but restrains prejudice against racial groups. — Annetta Snell and Miron Zuckerman and Bonnie M. Le, Does Religious Priming Induce Greater…, 17 (+18 more)

Broader Connections

• Religion bundles opposing tendencies that both fuel and curb prejudice #corroborates (0.97) — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 522