Re: Religion makes people immoral

In article <AjD_e.6420$cq2.683520@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> "GEM" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
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>Glory for the Godless
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>Life in God's country may not be paradise on Earth, if a study published in
>the Journal of Religion and Society is to be believed. Religious practices
>don't necessarily enhance a society's moral and ethical fiber, according to
>the study, and in fact may prove deleterious. "In general, higher rates of
>belief in and worship of a creator correlate with higher rates of homicide,
>juvenile and early adult mortality, STD infection rates, teen pregnancy and
>abortion in the prosperous democracies," said Gregory Paul, the study's
>author. Looking at social indicators such as murder rates, abortion, suicide
>and teenage pregnancy, Paul concluded that the least devout nations were the
>least dysfunctional. And the worst offender? "The United States is almost
>always the most dysfunctional of the developing democracies, sometimes
>spectacularly so," said Paul.
>
>-- Jenny McKeel


Makes sense. When one believes that a "supreme being" controls everything,
then that lessens one's own sense of responsibility for one's actions.

There's nothing like knowing that no-one is going to pull your feet out of the
fire when youu get into troouble to make you act more responsibly.

-Pete Zakel
(phz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)

Q: How many DEC repairman does it take to fix a flat ?
A: Five; four to hold the car up and one to swap tires.
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