Do you Want Roe vs Wade (Abortion Law) to be Overturned?

[D4thincarnation]

Ah, you didn't respond to what I posted. Interesting. I'll take that as you backing away from it. No worries.

As to what you posted - you think that individual exceptions mean anything when looking at trends? Perhaps you need to study some statistics and work out how correlations work.

Yes as it tells you how the people feel and how they are influenced.


Yes and your data of less and more was deliberately vague so to mislead. You were either in on it or ignorant to it.


So how many?

[Lomasexual]

Yes as it tells you how the people feel and how they are influenced.


Yes and your data of less and more was deliberately vague so to mislead. You were either in on it or ignorant to it.


So how many?

That's a bit of word salad there old chap.

What I want is for you to post a comprehensive and impartial study which looks at the correlation between how restrictive abortion laws are and how religious a country is.

Not a rag tag of anecdotes or selective cherry pickings.

Because frankly, what I have put up so far is much more impressive than what you have put up. You can try to crap on it if you want, or you can man up and do better - and prove me wrong at the same time.

[D4thincarnation]

That's a bit of word salad there old chap.

What I want is for you to post a comprehensive and impartial study which looks at the correlation between how restrictive abortion laws are and how religious a country is.

Not a rag tag of anecdotes or selective cherry pickings.

Because frankly, what I have put up so far is much more impressive than what you have put up. You can try to crap on it if you want, or you can man up and do better - and prove me wrong at the same time.

That was a global gallup poll, a widely respected and impartial polling organisation.

They described the methodology used and give the data in percentage points

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WORLD
AUGUST 31, 2010
Religiosity Highest in World's Poorest Nations
United States is among the rich countries that buck the trend
BY STEVE CRABTREE
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Gallup surveys in 114 countries in 2009 show that religion continues to play an important role in many people's lives worldwide. The global median proportion of adults who say religion is an important part of their daily lives is 84%, unchanged from what Gallup has found in other years. In 10 countries and areas, at least 98% say religion is important in their daily lives.

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Each of the most religious countries is relatively poor, with a per-capita GDP below $5,000. This reflects the strong relationship between a country's socioeconomic status and the religiosity of its residents. In the world's poorest countries -- those with average per-capita incomes of $2,000 or lower -- the median proportion who say religion is important in their daily lives is 95%. In contrast, the median for the richest countries -- those with average per-capita incomes higher than $25,000 -- is 47%.

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The United States is one of the rich countries that bucks the trend. About two-thirds of Americans -- 65% -- say religion is important in their daily lives. Among high-income countries, only Italians, Greeks, Singaporeans, and residents of the oil-rich Persian Gulf states are more likely to say religion is important.

Most high-income countries are further down the religiosity spectrum. In 10 countries, no more than 34% of residents say religion is an important part of their daily lives. Six of those are developed countries in Europe and Asia with per-capita incomes greater than $25,000.

In three of the four lower income countries on the list -- Estonia, Russia, and Belarus -- the Soviet government restricted religious expression for decades until the U.S.S.R.'s collapse in 1991. The final country is Vietnam, where the government also has a history of limiting religious practice.

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Implications

Social scientists have put forth numerous possible explanations for the relationship between the religiosity of a population and its average income level. One theory is that religion plays a more functional role in the world's poorest countries, helping many residents cope with a daily struggle to provide for themselves and their families. A previous Gallup analysis supports this idea, revealing that the relationship between religiosity and emotional well-being is stronger among poor countries than among those in the developed world.

Visit Real Clear World's Top 5s feature to learn more about the countries with the highest religiosity.

For complete data sets or custom research from the more than 150 countries Gallup continually surveys, please contact SocialandEconomicAnalysis@gallup.com or call 202.715.3030.

Survey Methods

Results are based on telephone and face-to-face interviews conducted in 2009 with approximately 1,000 adults in each country. For results based on the total sample of national adults, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error ranges from ±5.3 percentage points in Lithuania to ±2.6 percentage points in India. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls..


You are getting shown up for the hack that you are.
But keep denying the facts so you can justify your support for killing babies.

[GGG Gloveking]

That's a bit of word salad there old chap.

What I want is for you to post a comprehensive and impartial study which looks at the correlation between how restrictive abortion laws are and how religious a country is.

Not a rag tag of anecdotes or selective cherry pickings.

Because frankly, what I have put up so far is much more impressive than what you have put up. You can try to crap on it if you want, or you can man up and do better - and prove me wrong at the same time.

What exactly is the religious argument against abortion? Is there no science to support being pro life?

[Don Pichardo]

What exactly is the religious argument against abortion? Is there no science to support being pro life?

They lose worshippers (money) for every abortion. Simple really. The church is essentially a business that sells belief.

[GGG Gloveking]

They lose worshippers (money) for every abortion. Simple really. The church is essentially a business that sells belief.

So, who's making that argument? I've seen more than one poster say, "You pro life guys are making religious arguments", but I'm not actually seeing the religious argument they're alluding to

[Don Pichardo]

So, who's making that argument? I've seen more than one poster say, "You pro life guys are making religious arguments", but I'm not actually seeing the religious argument they're alluding to

Ok seems like I misunderstood your post.

But out of curiosity how if religion is not the reason for being prolife, then what is the reason for being prolife?

[D4thincarnation]

Ok seems like I misunderstood your post.

But out of curiosity how if religion is not the reason for being prolife, then what is the reason for being prolife?

Not killing babies.

Crazy huh, but a lot of people are against it.

[New England]

[GGG Gloveking]

Ok seems like I misunderstood your post.

But out of curiosity how if religion is not the reason for being prolife, then what is the reason for being prolife?

For me, at least, I believe that life is a human life, and should be given the same rights as any other human. The fetus has it's own separate, distinct, DNA, which identifies it as human.

I asked the question earlier, which no one answered, of how do we scientifically identify a human? The answer is DNA. DNA is what separates us from the primates, and from each other. I believe that because the fetus has it's own separate, distinct, and identifiable DNA, then the fetus should be regarded as a human