Lefty despair

[Carl Remick]

>From: "Nathan Newman" <nathan at newman.org>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Carl Remick" <carlremick at hotmail.com>
>
> >From: "Nathan Newman" <nathan at newman.org>
> >But seriously, Christianity (or any religion) is not inherently anti-left
>
>-It's no mere coincidence that the US is the most God-fearing of advanced
>-industrial states and the one with the worst social services.
>
>What proof do you have that (1) it's not a coincidence given the many other
>historic differences between the US and Europe and (2) that the causality
>does not go the other way-- the lack of services drives the poor to 
>religion
>for solace?

Ah!  An ambiguous chicken-and-egg causal relationship to be sure.  Can't 
prove it, but my suspicion is that Americans would spend more time demanding 
good social services if they spent less time yammering about Jesus.

Carl

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