RT Article
T1 Intolerance Toward Others and Belief in an Active Satan
JF Research in the social scientific study of religion
VO 17
SP 39
OP 48
A1 Wilson, Keith M.
A1 Acord, Jennifer L.
A1 Bernas, Ronan S.
A2 Acord, Jennifer L.
A2 Bernas, Ronan S.
LA English
YR 2006
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1839947829
AB The study examined if belief in an active Satan is directly related to intolerance towards African Americans, women, gays and lesbians, and communists. Over 100 Midwestern university and community college students completed measures of belief in an active Satan, religious fundamentalism, right-wing authoritarianism, and intolerance toward specific minorities. Results show that belief in an active Satan was positively related to intolerance toward gay men and lesbians and inversely related to intolerance toward African Americans. However, after controlling for religious fundamentalism and right-wing authoritarianism, the correlation between belief in an active Satan and intolerance of gay men and lesbians was no longer significant, while the inverse relation between belief in an active Satan and intolerance of African Americans remained significant. The often observed direct relationship between belief in an active Satan and intolerance toward others may at times be an artifact of the authoritarian and fundamentalist beliefs that accompany belief in an active Satan. In fact, belief in an active Satan may, in some instances, be directly related to increased tolerance toward some groups.
K1 Religion & Gesellschaft
K1 Religionsgeschichte
K1 Religionswissenschaften
K1 Sozialwissenschaften
DO 10.1163/9789047411413_006