Religious groups distinguish proscribed from nonproscribed prejudices

Evidence

Proscribed prejudices are those that are explicitly opposed by an individual’s religious group. Nonproscribed prejudices are those that are either endorsed or implicitly encouraged. Nonproscribed prejudices include, for example, negative attitudes toward homosexuals on the part of church members in most Christian denominations in the United States (Herek, 1987) and negative attitudes toward non-Whites on the part of Afrikaner church members in South Africa during apartheid (Snook & Gorsuch, 1985). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2547 (#expands, via linked claim)

The extrinsic, means dimension tends to be related to increased prejudice on both overt and covert measures, but only if the prejudice in question is proscribed, as is racial prejudice by mainstream religion in the US today. This dimension is not clearly associated with forms of prejudice not proscribed by one’s religious community. The quest dimension tends to be related to decreased prejudice on both overt and covert measures of prejudice, both when the prejudice is proscribed and not proscribed. 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 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: 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; 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 (+10 more)

Broader Connections

• Religious groups split prejudice into forbidden and encouraged categories #expands (0.94) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2547
• Religiosity’s link to prejudice depends on whether the prejudice is proscribed. #expands (0.92) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2553