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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Main Author: Krull, Douglas S. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: [2017]
In: Journal of psychology and christianity
Year: 2017, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 99-109
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religiosity / Employment / Behavior / Homosexuality
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AE Psychology of religion
NCB Personal ethics
NCF Sexual ethics
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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
ISSN:0733-4273
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and christianity