[wardaddy]

why did this religiosity NOT translate into a more MORAL community ?

So was that your point?

That religiuous blacks in Mississippi do not appear to be very moral?

Have fun with that.

[SeekAndFind]

So was that your point?

Here's the point --- You don't have to be religious to be moral. And religiosity does NOT necessarily translate to a peaceful, harmonious, moral community.

[SeekAndFind]

That religiuous blacks in Mississippi do not appear to be very moral?

What I need to be shown is this --- HIGH CRIME RATES AND HIGH OUT OF WEDLOCK PREGNANCY RATES IN MISSISSIPPI ARE UNCORRELATED WITH RELIGIOUS PEOPLE ( BLACK OR WHITE ).

At this point in time, I don't have stats that show me correlation at all. All I see are two sets of data (incomplete I might add ) --- Mississippi being the Nation's MOST RELIGIOUS STATE and the state with one of the highest crime rates.

The argument thus far has been --- the crime rates are caused mostly by irreligious, black people. Well, where is the data to support this claim ? I'm waiting...