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Originally posted by jluetjen
You're right -- Athiest rarely if ever have killed in the name of athiesm. Rather they kill in their own name -- which I guess stands to reason since athiests are in some respects their own gods. But athiests kill none-the-less, and as far as I know (and have researched on the BBS in the past), no less frequently then people who chose to peg their killing to a particular religious belief.
Killing is killing. It doesn't matter how you group it.
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There was a study back in 1997 that I remember reading and was able to find on Google. Some 75% of all prison populations were Christians, and only .02% were atheists.
http://www.netscape.com/viewstory/2006/09/03/christianity-makes-you-poor-stupid-and-immoral/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thekn0wledge.com%2Fjoomla%2F index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26i d%3D49%26Itemid%3D32&frame=true
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Statistically of course compared to Atheists and Agnostics that is. Figured released in the U.S by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, 1997 showed startlingly revelations.
Christians made up 75% of the United States prison population compared to Atheists tiny 0.2%, Christians make up 75% of United States population as a whole and Atheists only 10% which means Christians have over 10% higher levels of criminality.
Religion
Prison Percentage %
Catholic
39.164%
Protestant
35.008%
Muslim
7.273%
American Indian
3.222%
Nation of Islam
2.320%
Rasta
1.987%
Jewish
1.773%
Church of Christ
1.744%
Buddhist
1.180%
Jehovah Witness
0.890%
Adventist
0.502%
Mormon
0.399%
Scientology
0.254%
Atheist
0.209%
Hindu
0.159%
Sikh
0.019%
Krishna
0.009%
These results are mirrored in the UK who keep very through statistics on their prison populations. Whose largest group of prison inmates is Anglican Christian at 36%, Roman Catholics 17% and Muslims 8 %. Levels of Religious belief especially that of Atheism are always very hard to record statistically because of their abstract nature. The 2001 census showed 71% of the UK public were Christians, however this figure is ridiculous and the same census had Jedi as the UK's fourth largest religion. Other studies have shown UK church attendance to be 7.5% on an average Sunday and only 23% of babies are now baptized. Only 14.4% of the UK population belong to a Christian denomination. A 2004 "YouGov" survey showed only a minority 44% of the UK believe in God. Although you could never be 100% accurate when measuring such matters, what is clear is that Christians are a minority in the UK everywhere apart from within its prisons.
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