Religious Discrimination Found in America's South: Study Finds Employment Discrimination Against Muslims and Possible Preferential Treatment for Jews

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Study Structure and General Findings

Researchers sent resume's to advertised job openings throughout the American South which were randomly altered to indicate one of seven possible religious affiliations or a control group.

1) Applicants who expressed a religious identity were 26 percent less likely to receive a response from employers.

2) In general, Muslims, pagans, and atheists suffered the highest levels of discriminatory treatment from employers, a fictitious religious group and Catholics experienced moderate levels.

3) Evangelical Christians encountered little, and Jews received no discernible discrimination.

4) Evidence was found suggesting the possibility that Jews received preferential treatment over other religious groups in employer responses.

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