Atheists are mentally ill

[pineapplebunnybounce]

So many holes in this article, most not even worth pointing out cos they're so obvious.

But this is one (from the website TGAC posted):

Happiness and Well-Being.Happy peopletend to be productive and law-abiding and also tend to learn well, thus having a positive impact on society. A review of the research shows that Religion significantly affects the level of an individual's happiness and overall sense of well-being. In the vast majority of the studies reviewed, an increase in religious practice was associated with having greater hope and a greater sense of purpose in life.[74]

74 is the citation, and this is it:

[72] A recent review of the sociological literature on drug treatment and rehabilitation by Byron Johnson, now at Baylor University's Department of Sociology and Anthropology, gives cause for both optimism and caution: "Our review of the literature on faith-based [interventions] reveals two very basic facts. First, what we do know about their effectiveness is positive and encouraging. Faith-based organizations appear to have advantages over comparable secular institutions in helping individuals overcome difficult circumstances (e.g., imprisonment and drug abuse). Second, although this literature is positive, it is also limited." Johnson et al., "Objective Hope."
[73] Johnson et al.,"Objective Hope."
[74] Ibid.
[75] Ibid.

In case you don't know, Ibid just means the same source as the one just cited. so 72-75 are all the same source, this "Objective Hope". Notice also that the citation only gives the title and the author's name, but no journal. I doubt this is a book because no publishers cited. My guess is the review wasn't published? Not even by non peer review journals?

Like are you kidding me? A review that says there's limited evidence about faith based and secular drug rehabilitation leads to a paragraph on how believers are happier?

LOL.