Holidays with more ritualistic features incited greater moral outrage when altered. Participants expressed higher outrage at those who did not stand when told a person sat to show solidarity with Americans with disabilities. They reported more outrage when told the person intentionally sat as part of a movement to protest U.S. values. "We theorize that moral outrage is functional in the long-run because it can help a group protect its sacred rituals," Stein said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIn cases where changes are made to rituals in order to protect the public, participants still expressed moral outrage.

Source: Fox News December 24, 2020 23:03 UTC