ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention

Christian No More: Christian Americans Are Threatened By Their Impending Majority-Minority Status

Virtual

Oral · Social Psychology

Across two preregistered experiments (total N = 766 Christian Americans), reminders of religious demographic shifts evoked threat to religious rights and freedoms, which predicted increased endorsement of Christian nationalism, conservative political ideology, and voting intentions. Results illustrate how changing religious demographics may evoke religious threat and influence political reasoning.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Rosemary Al-KireSpeaker
    Baylor University
  • Michael PasekDiscussant
    Beyond Conflict
  • Jo-Ann TsangDiscussant
    Baylor University
  • Wade RowattDiscussant
    Baylor University