Intrinsic Religious Orientation and Religious Teaching: Differential Judgments Toward Same-Gender Sexual Behavior and Gay Men and Lesbians

There is a developing discussion within the literature regarding religiosity and negative attitudes toward same-gender sexuality. A fair amount of empirical evidence now exists linking increased conservative religiosity with negative attitudes toward gay men and lesbians. However, past research has...

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Published in:The international journal for the psychology of religion
Main Author: Veenvliet, Scott G. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2008
In: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Year: 2008, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 53-65
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:There is a developing discussion within the literature regarding religiosity and negative attitudes toward same-gender sexuality. A fair amount of empirical evidence now exists linking increased conservative religiosity with negative attitudes toward gay men and lesbians. However, past research has failed to account for the participants' religious group's position on same-sex issues. Results from the project presented here indicated that those who had high scores of intrinsic religiosity and reported attending a religious group that taught "love the sinner, hate the sin" responded with relatively more positive attitudes toward gay men and lesbians. These findings are discussed in relation to the emerging evidence that some intrinsic religious individuals apparently are able to make the distinction between "sin and sinner."
ISSN:1532-7582
Contains:Enthalten in: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/10508610701719348