Not exact matches
It is possible to identify
several types or clusters
of variables that may, in various ways, be relevant generally to the study
of change in
religion and ideology.
As a former evangelical christian, I think this
type of careful reasoning (without too much name calling etc) is helpful to those who are trying to work through the logic
of their
religion and perhaps even considering a step away from their faith (a terrifying thing to do for most raised in an evangelical / fundamentalist home on
several levels).
Discrimination based on
several types of personal characteristics, such as age (40 years
of age and older), race,
religion, national origin, medical condition, disability or gender are illegal under both federal (Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act) and state law (Fair Employment and Housing Act).
The 9 - point likert -
type scale encompasses
several domains
of religiosity including interest in
religion, attendance to place
of worship, intrinsic (25 items), extrinsic (20 items), and quest (12 items) religiosity, as well as doctrinal orthodoxy (6 items).