Religious upbringing and church membership correlate with higher prejudice.

Evidence

Allport’s own research on US college students in the mid-1940s revealed far higher prejudice among those who reported that religion was a marked or moderate influence in their upbringing than among those who reported that the influence of religion was slight or nonexistent (Allport & Kramer, 1946). Many subsequent studies also found that individuals with no religious affiliation showed less prejudice than did church members (for a review, see Batson, Schoenrade, & Ventis, 1993, pp. 297–302.) These findings suggest that religion makes prejudice. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2526

Categorization

• XREF: Corroborates and extends the vault’s claim that Allport himself documented the religion-prejudice paradox with US college data. — connects to: Strong religious identification predicts derogation of out-group members rather than anti-prejudice conviction. — Deborah L. Hall and David C. Matz and Wendy Wood, Why Don’t We Practice What We Preach? A…, 11; Religious racism stems from group identification and conformity values, not theology itself. — Deborah L. Hall and David C. Matz and Wendy Wood, Why Don’t We Practice What We Preach? A…, 76; Racial prejudice peaks among moderate rather than frequent church attendees — Deborah L. Hall and David C. Matz and Wendy Wood, Why Don’t We Practice What We Preach? A…, 84 (+5 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2526