Anthropomorphic God Concepts Engender Moral Judgment

Violations of religious doctrine may not only be perceived to violate the laws of one's religion, but also to be morally wrong. Just as actions considered acceptable outside of social contexts are often considered unacceptable when they affect other people, believers perceiving God in anthropomorphic terms were more likely to judge violations of their religious doctrine to be morally unacceptable than believers not perceiving God in...