Tolerating the doubting Thomas: How centrality of religious beliefs versus practices influences prejudice against atheists

Past research has found a robust effect of prejudice against atheists in largely Christian-dominated (belief-oriented) samples. We propose that religious centrality of beliefs vs. practices influences attitudes toward atheists, such that religious groups emphasizing beliefs perceive non-believers mo...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey eHughes, Igor eGrossmann, Adam B. Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01352/full