Could liberal policies help create non-believers?

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http://www.alternet.org/story/156007/do_people_get_less_religious_when_societies_grow_more_egalitarian?akid=8987.1077804.77Kgax&rd=1&t=8

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Could liberal policies help create non-believers? (Original post)	cbrer	Jun 2012	OP
as society is growing less egalitarian, that should result in more believers.	HiPointDem	Jun 2012	#1
Possibly...	sakabatou	Jun 2012	#2
I would agree to that IF	cbrer	Jun 2012	#3

Response to cbrer (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 05:02 AM

HiPointDem (17,208 posts)

1. as society is growing less egalitarian, that should result in more believers.

"Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, just as it is the spirit of a spiritless situation. It is the opium of the people."

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Wed Jun 27, 2012, 05:03 AM

sakabatou (29,105 posts)

2. Possibly...

But reading the whole Bible all the way through creates more non-believers than policies.

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Response to sakabatou (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 05:54 AM

cbrer (1,831 posts)

3. I would agree to that IF

So many people didn't read the book without looking for some sort of message on an emotional level.

The same reason seers and palm readers can still make a living.

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