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Christianity and other religions are highly influential. There are very few studies that investigate the associations of Bible knowledge and attitudes toward the Bible among religious groups. The Bible contains violence and misogynistic content. There are links between Bible kno…

Atheists are underrepresented in political office compared to their numbers in the general population. In the United States, anti-atheist prejudice is prevalent, likely contributing to the disparity in atheist representation. Informed by social identity theory and the sociofunct…

While substantial research on anti-atheist prejudice has considered the role of theists’ traits and beliefs, there has been little focus on the potential impact of theists’ perceptions of atheists’ beliefs. Specifically, perhaps perceptions of atheists’ reasons for accepting ath…