Religious Dogmatism Predicts Racism

A recent meta-study showed that strong religious belief is positively correlated with racism. Of course, correlation does not imply causation. So it’s not clear whether religious belief causes people to become racist, racism causes people to become religious, or some third factor causes both (poor critical thinking skills, for example).

In any case, it’s yet another nail in the coffin of the idea that religion is a source of morality. In fact, the two seem increasingly to be in conflict.