Hey man, how about the Ganges River fest, and that other Hindu stampede, or Mecca? Every year hundreds of "believers" are trampled to death. I find that totally amazing. When you become fundamentalist of any kind, you lose your perspective.
Welcome to the Middle Ages: 13 Killed in Soccer Riot Due to "Witchcraft"
by daniel-p 12 Replies latest social current
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The biggest indicator--cause even--is poverty, not religion.
You forget age.
Ignoring the "explanations" that the link in the OP provides (none of which are proven), the list fails to account for something very important; the effect of population age on violence. Countries with youthful populations have high crime rates. It so happens that the more secular nations are also older. Japan for example, has one of the oldest (if not the oldest) populations in the world. It faces a demographic crisis. It also has a low crime rate. Europe has similar problems, but it copes by importing a large amount of younger immigrants from more vigorous (and more religious) societies. It happens that the areas where these immigrants live tend to be the areas with high crime.
The study ignores also the effect of abortion rates on crime rates. If you abort your next generation, you are also reducing the future amount of males in the violent age groups (teens through 30). We have seen a similar effect in the US over the last 30 years. The countries that have lower amounts of reported violence commit more of their violence legally in utero.
Violent crime is related more, far more, to demographics than it is to religious belief. This belies Dawg's propaganda. How many 65 year olds do you see in prison for murder, rape or violent robberies? They are nearly all young men.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/165052/3057203/post.ashx#3057203
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BurnTheShips
Hey man, how about the Ganges River fest, and that other Hindu stampede, or Mecca? Every year hundreds of "believers" are trampled to death. I find that totally amazing. When you become fundamentalist of any kind, you lose your perspective.
You missed a big one: The stampede for good seats when the Witnesses first open the doors of the Assembly Hall on Sunday. Craaaaaazy. BTS