The study compared three religious groups#
PsyPost reports that people who leave religion often abandon conservative attitudes associated with their former faith. The study's finding raises a separate question about how a person's style of holding beliefs relates to the content of those beliefs.psypost.org 1 source for this line, starting with PsyPost
According to Wikipedia, religious disaffiliation occurs when someone departs from a faith, religious group or community. In the study described by PsyPost, the formerly religious group was compared with participants who were currently religious and those who had never been religious.psypost.org+1 2 sources for this line, starting with PsyPost
PsyPost says the result highlights the possibility that rigid patterns of thinking can persist even when a person's worldview changes. The passage does not give the sample size or describe how the participants were recruited.psypost.org 1 source for this line, starting with PsyPost
Authoritarianism can appear on either political side#
Psychologists use authoritarianism to describe an approach to social organization and belief that favors conformity, submission to leaders within a group and punishment for breaking social norms, PsyPost reports. The term describes a style of belief rather than a single political position.psypost.org 1 source for this line, starting with PsyPost
PsyPost says authoritarianism is most often associated with right-wing politics and religious fundamentalism, but can also appear on the political left. The outlet describes left-wing authoritarianism as involving similar preferences for conformity and punishment, with different norms and authority figures.psypost.org 1 source for this line, starting with PsyPost
Religion and politics remain subjects of discussion#
Religion's role in politics is also on the agenda at the annual joint meeting of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature, Publishers Weekly reports. The meeting is scheduled for November 21-24.publishersweekly.com 1 source for this line, starting with Publishers Weekly
Bradley Onishi, Matthew Taylor and Rev. Alba Onofrio are scheduled to lead an authors' roundtable on religion and the 2026 midterms, according to Publishers Weekly. On the 24th, another session is scheduled to review Trump and the Politics of Prayer, a book by J. Derrick Lemons and Amos Yong.publishersweekly.com 1 source for this line, starting with Publishers Weekly
