On Hating the Sin but Loving the Sinner: Judgments about Homosexuality and Religiosity
Previous research suggests that religious people often disapprove of homosexual behavior, but they are sometimes able to distinguish between a person's behavior and the person and so behave positively toward gay/lesbian people. Consistent with this, Study 1 found that people high in intrinsic r...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2017]
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Journal of psychology and christianity
Year: 2017, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 99-109 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religiosity
/ Attitude
/ Behavior
/ Homosexuality
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AE Psychology of religion NCB Personal ethics NCF Sexual ethics |
| Summary: | Previous research suggests that religious people often disapprove of homosexual behavior, but they are sometimes able to distinguish between a person's behavior and the person and so behave positively toward gay/lesbian people. Consistent with this, Study 1 found that people high in intrinsic religiosity indicated that homosexual behavior is immoral, but reported low levels of disrespectful comments and physical aggression toward gay/lesbian people. However, Study 2 revealed that people, especially those low in intrinsic religiosity, expect very religious people to behave negatively toward gay/lesbian people. Implications are discussed |
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| ISSN: | 0733-4273 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and christianity
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