Men are superior to women, they say.

Richard Ruble of John Brown University wrote an article titled; How Introductory Psychology Textbooks Treat Religion.

Dr. Ruble reviewed twelve introductory psychology textbooks for their treatment of religion and matters of faith. Six texts were silent. The remaining made the following observations.

1. The main world religions teach that men are superior to women.
2. Some churches are more liberal than others.
3. The Bible does not teach evolution.
4. Roman Catholics have a lower suicide rate than Jews or Protestants.
5. An individual's belief system determines behavior.
6. Religious beliefs slowed down the development of scientific psychology.
7. Religious feelings in the Middle Ages led to a moral wickedness view of bizarre behavior
8. Auditory and visual hallucinations were important components of nascent religion.
9. The religious personality is a separate type.