Threatening Morality: Religious and Political Opposition to Science in the United States

Recent research suggests that religious opposition to science in the United States is rooted in a belief that science threatens morality. We test this claim using a survey of United States adults (n = 3,763). Regression results indicate that the religious are more likely than the nonreligious to bel...

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Authors: O'Brien, Timothy L. (Author) ; Noy, Shiri (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2021
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 60, Issue: 3, Pages: 628-644
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Religiosity / Science / Rejection of / Moral sense / Danger
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
CB Christian life; spirituality
CF Christianity and Science
KBQ North America
NCA Ethics
Further subjects:B Public Opinion
B United States
B Science
B Politics
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