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Religions and prejudice......

Rex

Founder
I was told that study's indicate that more likely than not a religious person is going to be more intolerant to others.

What is your take on this?
 

Engyo

Prince of Dorkness!
How many different religions did they study, and are the results broken down in any way? I like to think of myself as tolerant, too.
 

ayani

member
Rex_Admin said:
I was told that studies indicate that more likely than not....
well, you're going to have to convince me a little better than that...!

really, that's an awfully broad generalization, "religious people". maybe conservative religious people or those who take their religious texts literally and apply them to the greater world would be more intollerant, but that doesn't acount for everyone else.
 

michel

Administrator Emeritus
Staff member
It sounds weak.I too find it hard to believe; now if you said just as likely to be intollerant, that would make sense:)
 

Doc

Space Chief
It depends first on the religion and most importantly on the religious person. I have met some of the nicest people who are religious and non-religious on this site and other places. So I believe it is really hard to determine either way.
 

anders

Well-Known Member
Rex_Admin said:
I was told that study's indicate that more likely than not a religious person is going to be more intolerant to others.

What is your take on this?
Ignoring the OP grammar, I'd say that any meaningful discussion would have to start with a consensus on what a "religious person" means. If you include for example Sikhs, Daoists, and Buddhists in "religious persons", I think that you'll find an immense amount of tolerance.
 

Rex

Founder
anders said:
Ignoring the OP grammar, I'd say that any meaningful discussion would have to start with a consensus on what a "religious person" means. If you include for example Sikhs, Daoists, and Buddhists in "religious persons", I think that you'll find an immense amount of tolerance.
While grammar is not my strong suit. This is no formal setting.
 

Melody

Well-Known Member
Rex_Admin said:
I was told that study's indicate that more likely than not a religious person is going to be more intolerant to others.

What is your take on this?
I'd like to know which "religious" people they're looking at. I've met just as many intolerant atheists as intolerance "religious" people. The big mouth gets the media microphone and there are *hundreds of thousands* (billions?) of religious people who don't get the media attention.
 

robtex

Veteran Member
Rex_Admin said:
I was told that study's indicate that more likely than not a religious person is going to be more intolerant to others.
What is your take on this?
That might be contingent upon the flexablity of the belief system in question. Some religions have more room to maneuver and others are more dogma inspired and as such have a higher propensity to an "us and them" sub-culture within the various organizations.

I am assuming your prof threw this idea out...as stated it is kinda vague and would need further qualifcations of intolerant as well as stipulations or premises to support the statement hopefully backed up with examples or evidence to really be examiable. A blanket statement like that while it might be valid ironically comes across as very prejudical and thus somewhat intorlerant itself.
 

painted wolf

Grey Muzzle
I think its just a question of numbers, not nessisarily a corilation between them.
Most (not all) people if asked would say they are 'religious' (in one form or another).
Therefore a large percentage of those who are 'prejudiced' will naturally be 'religious'.
Does being religious make you more prone to being prejudiced or was the association a falce one to begin with?
My guess is the latter.

wa:do
 

oracle

Active Member
Rex_Admin said:
I was told that study's indicate that more likely than not a religious person is going to be more intolerant to others.

What is your take on this?
I thinks it's people who are legalistically dogmatic and conservative who try to preserve tradition, that tends to be intolerant to social change.

On another hand, people are naturally prejudice, and that statement itself was a stereotype against religious people.
 

Shadow Wolf

Certified People sTabber
I have met people who are either religious or non-religious, some tolerant, some not. I think alot depends on your culture and believes that will determine if you are tolerant of others or not.
 
M

Majikthise

Guest
Rex_Admin said:
I was told that study's indicate that more likely than not a religious person is going to be more intolerant to others.

What is your take on this?
The study's are a waste of time, someone trying to justify their job or a grant.;)
 

oracle

Active Member
I think you guys are all correct. I think ultimately intolerance deals with legalistic standards, what is acceptable and what is inacceptable to a perticular society or group of people. It doesn't just apply to religion.
 
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