Table 1
Participant demographics.
| Name | Club | Gender | Age | Class Standing | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan | Atheist | M | 22 | Senior | Business |
| Jackie | Atheist | F | 20 | Junior | Communication and Culture |
| Brent | Atheist | M | 21 | Junior | Political Science |
| Peter | Atheist | M | 19 | Freshman | Undecided |
| Rose | Atheist | F | 22 | Senior | Linguistics |
| Mia | Atheist | F | 21 | Senior | Public Management |
| Kat | Christian | F | 18 | Freshman | Journalism |
| Kelly | Christian | F | 21 | Junior | Psychology, Political Science |
| Hannah | Christian | F | 18 | Freshman | Political Science |
| Allison | Christian | F | 18 | Freshman | Biology |
| Jonathan | Christian | M | 18 | Freshman | Biology |
| Daniel | Christian | M | 20 | Sophomore | Business |
| Isaac | Christian | M | 22 | Senior | Management |
Table 2
Coding themes and their related questions.
| Code | Questions |
|---|---|
| A: Ideological identity | How active would you say you are in the club? Roughly how many hours a week do you spend involved in group activities? |
| How important is your atheism/Christianity to how you see yourself? | |
| How much time to you spend with members outside of the club’s activities? | |
| B: Cohesiveness of group identity | How would you describe your political affiliation? |
| Do you think either of the parties reflects your values more than another? | |
| Would you support a tax increase if it meant that more people would have a higher standard of living? | |
| Do you think that evolution alone should be taught in public schools or would it be worth it to teach an alternative to evolution like intelligent design? | |
| Do you think that evolution should be taught as fact in a science class in public schools? | |
| What is your stance on abortion? | |
| What is your stance on same-sex marriage? | |
| How would you describe the goal of the club? | |
| How important to you think it is to share the goal/mission of the club on campus? | |
| C: Characterization of the out-group | How would you describe a Christian/atheist? |
| How would you react if you were dating someone and they told you that they were a Christian/didn’t believe in God? | |
| Would you try to convince them otherwise? | |
| How would our society be different if more people saw issues as you do? | |
| Do you think it’s possible for someone to be a Christian/atheist and be a tolerant/moral person? | |
| Why do you/don’t you think people believe in/don’t believe in God? | |
| Would you vote for a Christian/atheist president? | |
| Do you ever have doubts about your atheism/Christianity? That is do you ever think there may be/may not be a God? | |
| Do you ever have doubts about your atheism/Christianity? That is do you ever think there may be/may not be a God? |