The Reasons why "Just Following Jesus" Doesn't work

[drfuzzy]

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Oh, not exactly.  There has been a recent study by a NY Criminology Professor that correlates Christian Fundamentalist beliefs and attitudes with crime.  
Elicka Peterson Sparks - The Devil You Know: The Surprising Link between Conservative Christianity and Crime
   "In this trenchant examination of Christianity’s dark side, a criminologist argues persuasively that high rates of violent crime in the United States can be correlated with Christian conservative attitudes, especially in regard to social mores and politics. Of particular concern is “Christian nationalism.” Noting the violent biblical passages often cited by religious conservatives, their sense of righteousness, their dogmatic mindset that tolerates no dissent, and their support for harshly punitive measures toward “sinners,” Peterson Sparks shows that their worldview is the ideal seedbed for violence." 

There was another that shows that religious children are meaner than their secular counterparts:  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/no...kids-study

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So yeah.  A religious worldview has a definite impact upon a person's behavior.  It tends to make them behave like assholes.

what is your definition of christianity?

I was a fundamentalist for 46 years.  My parents started out Southern Baptist and went further right from there.  For Dr. Petersen-Sparks' purposes, though, we're talking about anyone who holds a literalistic "word of god" view of the bible.