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Faydwyn · 10-16-2006, 08:51 PM

Here is an article about said study and its findings; and which also includes a link to the study’s publication.

Skeptic: The Magazine: Featured Article

Below is the first paragraph.

Religious Belief & Societal Health
New Study Reveals that Religion Does Not Lead to a Healthier Society

by Matthew Provonsha

It is commonly held that religion makes people more just, compassionate, and moral, but a new study suggests that the data belie that assumption. In fact, at first glance it would seem, religion has the opposite effect. The extensive study, “Cross-National Correlations of Quantifiable Societal Health with Popular Religi-osity and Secularism in the Prosperous Demo-cracies,” published in the Journal of Religion and Society (Journal of Religion and Society) examines statistics from eighteen of the most developed democratic nations. It reveals clear correlations between various indicators of social strife and religiosity, showing that whether religion causes social strife or not, it certainly does not prevent it.

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Faydwyn Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California Posts: 91	“Study Reveals that Religion Does Not Lead to a Healthier Society” Here is an article about said study and its findings; and which also includes a link to the study’s publication. Skeptic: The Magazine: Featured Article Below is the first paragraph. Religious Belief & Societal Health New Study Reveals that Religion Does Not Lead to a Healthier Society by Matthew Provonsha It is commonly held that religion makes people more just, compassionate, and moral, but a new study suggests that the data belie that assumption. In fact, at first glance it would seem, religion has the opposite effect. The extensive study, “Cross-National Correlations of Quantifiable Societal Health with Popular Religi-osity and Secularism in the Prosperous Demo-cracies,” published in the Journal of Religion and Society (Journal of Religion and Society) examines statistics from eighteen of the most developed democratic nations. It reveals clear correlations between various indicators of social strife and religiosity, showing that whether religion causes social strife or not, it certainly does not prevent it.