A first look at statistics can often reveal things that are not there. Call your local neighborhood statistician for a correlation check. In the meantime, I'd have to agree that the numbers, as your source presents them, are useless.
quote:Where lies the world’s evil? It often lurks in the bastions of religious fervor, including: Islamic terrorists organizations; Northern Ireland where God-fearing Christians kill each other; ecclesiastical dens of pedophilia; the Bible belt where intolerance fosters hatred with vitriolic attacks on various “undesirable” groups
Rampant emotionalism, and poor statistical presentation. Islamic terrorist organizations do not see themselves as "evil"; we categorize them thus. Similar for Northern Ireland, where some measure of a tenuous peace has broken out.
Ecclesiastical dens of pedophilia? Please. This sounds so terribly prejudicial one would think the writer was the victim of molestation. While you can argue that this exists, it's not an organizational mandate for any group.
And the bible belt where blah blah blah? Sure, again, there are bad things perpetrated. But this paints the entire "bible belt" with an imbecilic, racist, noose-tying, donkey-dragging, and sister-banging brush, as does the previous example. The vast majority of christians are not pedophiles, as your source seems to claim.
As some guy said, there are lies, d'ed lies, and statistics. Your source's statistics are unworthy of intellectual discussion.