Statistical Evidence Against Christianity

[dyresand]

(insert 'American' in front of 'Christians' and 'non-Christians' for clarity)

So here's the thing; Christianity says it changes people. That's one of the core claims about the faith; it makes you a new and better person, desirous of being loving and of following the teachings of Jesus in the Bible.

In other words, Christians should be living differently from non-Christians. There should be, as the Bible puts it, recognizable "fruit' in their lives.

But statistics tell us a different story. Teen pregnancy rates among Christians are the same as in the population at large. Divorce, drug addiction, alcoholism, domestic abuse, rates of incarceration - all of these tell us that Christians live and act just like non-Christians.

Now, some Christians will tell you that this is because most of the people who call themselves Christians aren't True ChristiansTM - but this argument doesn't hold water. Let's say, just for the sake of argument, that only 10% of the people who identify as Christians are, in fact, ChristiansTM - fair enough?

Well, even if that were true, there would still be a statistically significant difference between the actions of those who call themselves Christians and those who do not. It would be smaller, but it would still exist.

But it doesn't.

Actually studies have shown an inverse relationship between church attendance and divorce (more church attendance, lower divorce rate). It seems reasonable to assume that True Christians would attend church more frequently than nominal Christians. So, I'm gonna have to go ahead and disagree with you there, mmkay?

Take this into account there are more churches closing than opening in the US.