Religious kids are harsher and less generous than atheist ones, study says

[kpete]

When it comes to teaching kids the Golden Rule, Sunday school might not be the best bet.

A new study in the journal Current Biology found children in religious households are significantly less generous than their non-religious peers.

At the same time, religious parents were more likely than non-religious ones to consider their children empathetic and sensitive to the plight of others.

It's a common assumption in the United States that faith goes hand-in-hand with goodness. The Pew Research Center reported last year that 53 percent of Americans think it's necessary to believe in God to be moral.

Americans overwhelmingly elect Christian representatives, and they distrust atheists.



http://www.oregonlive.com/faith/2015/11/religious_kids_are_harsher_and.htmlhttp://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(15)01167-7

[LuvNewcastle]

1. Kids tend to follow what their parents

practice, not so much what they preach.

[TexasProgresive]

2. Fixing your link

http://www.oregonlive.com/faith/2015/11/religious_kids_are_harsher_and.html#incart_river

[Skittles]

3. that's what happens when you are taught you are better than others