Did you know theists are more likely to be criminals than non-theists?

Question

Statistical fact.

http://atheistempire.com/reference/stats/main.html

Someone has deleted their answer but I'm not letting them get away with it.

Here\'s the answer that Awakening Spirit gave:
I'm sorry I must have missed where you proved this.

NOW you want proof! What kind of theist are you?

Answer 1

oohreally?!

well i'll say that next time someone implies non-religious (atheists) have no morals because seriously I HATE THAT

Answer 2

Only as accurate as the statements made. A person born Catholic would call themselves Catholic without necessarily believing in it. It's like a person being born American. Not by choice but by birth. Similar for Protestant, although it could be a tag for any non-Catholic Christian belief. There again, saying that you are of a particular faith maybe only because a form needs an answer, so any answer will do.

Answer 3

Theists are less able to think for themselves, and therefore have less ability to differ between right and wrong. Make sure your stats summaries are right though. For example, Buddhists are atheist.
I don't know what most of thec categories think - I just know that religion is the root cause of most of the world's problems

Answer 4

Yep. Here's a list of religions, listed as a percentage of the US federal prison population (1997):

The Federal Bureau of Prisons does have statistics on religious affiliations of inmates. The following are total number of inmates per religion category:

Response %
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Catholic    39.164%
Protestant    35.008%
Muslim    7.273%
American Indian    3.222%
Nation    2.320%
Rasta    1.987%
Jewish     1.773%
Church of Christ     1.744%
Pentecostal     1.463%
Moorish     1.426%
Buddhis     1.180%
Jehovah Witness     0.890%
Adventist     0.831%
Orthodox     0.502%
Mormon     0.399%
Scientology     0.254%
ATHEIST     0.209%
Hindu     0.159%
Santeria     0.157%
Sikh     0.019%
Bahai     0.012%
Krishna     0.009%

Hmmm... note that the Judeo-Christian Total works out to 83.761%. Not an unexpected result.

Note that ATHEISTS, being a moderate proportion of the USA population (about 8 - 16%) are disproportionately LESS in the prison populations (0.21%).

Pretty odd result, for a group that has no god-given guiding moral principals, huh?

Answer 5

Thank God! It is sinners who need God the most.

The Pharisees saw this and said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

He heard this and said, "Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. Go and learn the meaning of the words, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' I did not come to call the righteous but sinners." (Matthew 9:11-13)

With love in Christ.

Answer 6

Do you know that Atheists are more theists by being faithful to their own conscience? Being faithful to your own conscience is theism and not atheism. Unknowingly they are honouring the divine power within them.

Answer 7

More People Called to Preach are in Prison's than not called.
satan know's a little about People's Calling from GOD when they are Born. satan goes after the Called, more than the not Called.
satan kills, steals and destroy's, especially People who are Called of GOD. Befor they get a chance to Learn how to Fight back.

Answer 8

Yes, and they have a lower divorce rate too... and mussjj needs to brush up on his/her statistics.

Answer 9

Especially after they are incarcerated, because the idiot fundies on the parole boards eat that nonsense up... after all, he's a christian, right?

Answer 10

http://www.frostcloud.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4128

Just might open some eyes, but then I'm sure there are stats on the other side of the coin as well.