The instrument repeatedly tests limits of religious establishment with asymmetry questions

Evidence

  1. What do you think about teachers/administrators/coaches holding prayer or Bible studies before school starts, or before high school football games? Even if there are lots of non-Christians present? How do you evaluate that? Should opportunities be given for other religious traditions (e.g., Muslims, Buddhists) to pray or study their scriptures before those events? … 11. What about displaying the Ten Commandments in court houses? Also okay? Even if not everyone participating in the legal system is Christian? β€” Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 595

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Quest religiosity is measurable through items endorsing doubt and questioning. β€” John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 2546; Credible religious commitment can be signaled by hard-to-fake involuntary displays; Empirical testing can resolve ideologically loaded psychological questions β€” Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 90

Broader Connections