tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post114005768009533259..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: Faith-Based InitiativesAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1146245699218580672006-04-28T11:34:00.000-06:002006-04-28T11:34:00.000-06:00I have to strongly disagree with dna's assertion t...I have to strongly disagree with dna's assertion that "about 85% of our country is religious."<BR/><BR/>There is a huge difference between announcing that one is a follower of a religion and actually following that religion. The average "religious" person's daily life and that recommended by his religion are usually two very different things.<BR/><BR/>A more accurate statement would be something akin to "about 85% of our country professes adherance to one religion or another." The 85% figure I took from your statement, no clue how accurate that is, though I doubt that even that many people give even lip service to a particular religion these days.Lupis Noctumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09014291616299514656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1140063585028909102006-02-15T21:19:00.000-07:002006-02-15T21:19:00.000-07:00dnaThat specific question would not be useful. At ...<B>dna</B><BR/><BR/>That specific question would not be useful. At some point, prejudice such as this will drive the target group into greater poverty, ultimately causing them to pay less taxes -- though they would still pay more in taxes than others in the same tax category.<BR/><BR/>Therefore, one interesting question would be to determine if the non-religious (or those not of an approved religion) pay more in taxes and obtain less in benefits than religious people with identical household incomes.<BR/><BR/>It is a proposition likely to be true, if we count as "benefits" those who have jobs in faith-based instutitions receiving government funding -- jobs from which the non-religious (or those not of the right religion) are banned.Alonzo Fyfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.com