Is an Atheist Religion in Austria Legally Possible?

Religion and the Origins of Anti-Atheist Prejudice

State and Religion in Israel Possible Scenarios

The increasing role of religion in the Middle East has by no means spared Israel, and in the course of 2014 the religious aspect became even more prominent in the multi-layered Palestinian-Israeli conflict, as well as in Israeli domestic politics. Thus, whoever wishes to forecast what Israel will be like for its 75th anniversary must also seriously examine – in addition to its geopolitical posi...

Finding the faithless: perceived atheist prevalence reduces anti-atheist prejudice.

Although prejudice is typically positively related to relative outgroup size, four studies found converging evidence that perceived atheist prevalence reduces anti-atheist prejudice. Study 1 demonstrated that anti-atheist prejudice among religious believers is reduced in countries in which atheists are especially prevalent. Study 2 demonstrated that perceived atheist prevalence is negatively as...

DISTRUST IS CENTRAL TO ANTI-ATHEIST PREJUDICE 1 RUNNING HEAD: DISTRUST IS CENTRAL TO ANTI-ATHEIST PREJUDICE Do you believe in atheists? Distrust is central to anti-atheist prejudice

Recent polls indicate that atheists are among the least liked people in areas with religious majorities (i.e., in most of the world). The sociofunctional approach to prejudice, combined with a cultural evolutionary theory of religion‘s effects on cooperation, suggest that anti-atheist prejudice is particularly motivated by distrust. Consistent with this theoretical framework, a broad sample of ...

Is an HIV vaccine possible?

The road to the discovery of a vaccine for HIV has been arduous and will continue to be difficult over the ensuing twenty years. Most vaccines are developed by inducing neutralizing antibodies against the target pathogen or by using attenuated strains of the particular pathogen to engender a variety of protective immune responses. Unfortunately, simple methods of generating anti-HIV antibodies ...