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Beyond Allport’s Paradox: The Religion and Prejudice Equation: Part Three
The following is adapted from an essay submitted to the Department of Psychology, University of Carleton, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the B.A. with Honours degree. Read Part One here, and Part Two here. Religiousness vs. Spirituality Clearly, social scientists face many challenges when applying religion as a variable to other factors such…
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Beyond Allport’s Paradox: The Religion and Prejudice Equation: Part Two
In the second installment of my blog series entitled, Beyond Allport’s Paradox, I review some studies on religious prejudice and follow-up with a brief analysis and critique . Read Part One here. Literature Review and Meta-Analyses Summary: Allport and Ross (1967) In Allport and Ross’s 1967 study, they examined religiosity as a factor in prejudice…
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Beyond Allport’s Paradox: The Religion and Prejudice Equation: Part One
The following is adapted from an essay submitted to the Department of Psychology, Carleton University, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the B.A. with Honours degree. Abstract Psychologist Gordon Allport posited that religion was paradoxically linked with prejudice. It has the ability to produce or protect from prejudice. Ironically, social scientific investigations of…
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Afghanistan: Beyond the Headlines [Video]
Afghanistan. If you’re like me, most of what you may have learned about this remote region has come from media headlines that have largely shown a country in turmoil. Images of barren desert landscapes seem to dominate. Of course, any reasonable person would deduce that there probably is a lot more to Afghanistan than what news…
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The Lev Tahor Controversy in Canada
I couldn’t let an opportunity pass to comment on yet another religious controversy making headlines in my home country. If you’ve been paying attention to the news out of Canada lately, then you may have heard about a small ultra-Orthodox Jewish group, Lev Tahor, creating quite the controversy here in the Great White North. Now,…
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It’s Time We Take Back The Internet.
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How My Religious Views Almost Prevented My Wedding from Happening
In my blogging and social media activity, I often explore topics of religious intolerance. Why do I care so much whether Christians and Atheists get along (or any other group in the religion spectrum for that matter)? It’s simple. I believe the world is a much more beautiful place when we open our minds and…
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Miss America Pageant 2013: America, You Still Have Work To Do
Normally, I’d pay no more than a passing glance at news of the crowning of Miss America. Truthfully, I find the whole notion of beauty pageants nauseating. This year, however, the Miss American pageant became more than just a vapid competition. It became a national, and indeed international, discussion on ignorance and bigotry. It also…
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Quebec Proposes Religious Symbols Ban… with a Few Exceptions
What gives Quebec? Seriously, you’re acting very – dare I say it – “un-Canadian” these days. The recent news reports about a proposed ban on religious symbols in the public sector has me deeply concerned, and rather embarrassed that such blatant discrimination is making headlines around the world, effectively tarnishing the image of my nation.…
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Soaring out of the Spiritual Closet
When I tell people that I study religion there is often one of two assumptions made – either that I am deeply religious or that I am unreservedly anti-religious. These assumptions are inaccurate. So, in honour of my second year of blogging under the Black Chicken moniker, I thought I’d soar out of the spiritual…