Attitudes to faith said to drive negative perceptions more than ethnicity or nationalityReligious intolerance is 'bigger cause of prejudice than race', says reportReligion is the “final frontier” of personal prejudice, with attitudes to faith driving negative perceptions more than ethnicity or nationality, a report to be published tomorrow will say. Almost three-quarters of non-black or Asian respondents said they were comfortable with a close relative marrying a black or Asian person, but only 43% were comfortable with a close relative marrying a Muslim. Muslims were most often the subject of negative attitudes held by other faith groups, but were also the group most likely to hold negative attitudes towards people of other religions. Men appear to be more uncomfortable than women about the idea of a close relative marrying someone from a different ethnic, national or religious background. Almost four in 10 Muslims were uncomfortable with a close relative marrying a Christian.

Source: The Guardian November 15, 2020 06:22 UTC