[lbo-talk] why vote when God runs the show?

[Jesse Lemisch]

Some years back, an interesting study in Science found a higher death 
rate from tornadoes in areas where a high proportion of people were 
believing and practicing Christians. In such areas, after warnings of 
tornadoes, fewer people took steps to protect themselves (e.g move to SW 
corner of basement) because, as below, they saw it to be "all in God's 
hands."

Jesse Lemisch

Doug Henwood wrote:
> <http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/080625-faith-politics.html>
>
> Non-Voters: It's All In God's Hands
> By Jeanna Bryner, Senior Writer
> posted: 25 June 2008 11:20 am ET
>
> People who believe that God is involved in worldly affairs are less  
> likely to participate in national elections than others, according to  
> a new survey.
>
> The study, which included nearly 1,700 U.S. men and women with an  
> average age of 53, suggests that a person's view of God is a variable  
> that determines whether he or she will donate money to a campaign,  
> read political news, or even vote.
>
> "It can be reasoned that if one believes God determines worldly  
> affairs, then there is little reason for individuals to participate  
> in civic events," study leader Robyn Driskell and her colleagues  
> write in the June issue of the journal Social Science Quarterly. "God  
> is taking care of things."
>
> ...
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