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02-01-2002, 03:30 AM
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Need some help
Am having an argument with a theist on another forum and I mentioned that I once read a survey which revealed that the Bible belt in the USA actually had higher crime rates than the non-Bible belt. He asked me for data and statistics but I haven't been able to provide any.
Anyone know of URLs where they show church going rates vs crime rates, State-wise, in the US of A ? Thanks. - Sivakami. |
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02-01-2002, 06:15 AM
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Here's a source for comparing crime rates, infant mortality rates, income, etc. by state. As for comparative levels of church attendance - hmmmm, I'll keep looking.
<a href="http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ranks.html" target="_blank">http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ranks.html</a> |
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02-01-2002, 06:40 AM
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I think I found what you're looking for: an article from Slate.com by Steve Chapman entiled "Praise the Lord, Pass the Ammo"
<a href="http://slate.msn.com/?id=31364" target="_blank">http://slate.msn.com/?id=31364</a> |
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02-04-2002, 04:50 AM
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Thank you.
I'm still looking for real statistics ... numbers ... church-attendance vs. crime rates. - Sivakami. |
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