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Major Nikon

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12. You don't adjust statistics, at least honestly

Reply to IphengeniaBlumgarten (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 6, 2019, 10:28 PM

Jan 2019

You can include other data points. The one I think you are looking for is the percentage of people in the US who identify as Christian which is pretty close to the same number that are getting abortions at least according to the survey.

So if accurate, what that tells me is that those who identify as Christian are just as likely to get an abortion as anyone else. Not all that surprising really, but it does go against the narrative extremists would like you to believe.

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Christian group conducts study on abortion, finds that Christians have the most abortions [View all] NeoGreen Jan 2019 OP

How ironic. nt SWBTATTReg Jan 2019 #1

These statistics need to be adjusted. IphengeniaBlumgarten Jan 2019 #2

Yes, it's not clear from the graphic whether the percentage is catrose Jan 2019 #5

How do they need to be adjusted? Mariana Jan 2019 #9

There are two ways of understanding the assertion. Igel Jan 2019 #10

Shouldn't be surprising to anyone who has watched good Christians outside women's clinics Major Nikon Jan 2019 #14

You don't adjust statistics, at least honestly Major Nikon Jan 2019 #12

Even IF these numbers are skewed... Ferrets are Cool Jan 2019 #3

Pretty proportional to the population. MineralMan Jan 2019 #4

If it is porportional, it means... NeoGreen Jan 2019 #13

To me it means they should be handing out rubbers instead of wafers Major Nikon Jan 2019 #15

Or it simply means that abortions have to do MineralMan Jan 2019 #16

It's not what they preach... NeoGreen Jan 2019 #18

Yes. Hypocrisy is endemic, for sure. MineralMan Jan 2019 #26

They make up the largest denomination so I would expect these results since the anti abortion groups wasupaloopa Jan 2019 #6

Whichever way the data are supposed to be taken TlalocW Jan 2019 #7

More support for littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 #8

We like to quote studies that show all kinds of things. Igel Jan 2019 #11

Indeed, there are a variety of ways to get numbers to lie for our own benefit. littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 #25

How do those numbers compare to the percentages of those PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2019 #17

I bet most people who drive cars are Christian, too. Iggo Jan 2019 #20

The difference being "christians" don't preach that driving a car is... NeoGreen Jan 2019 #21

I'm just saying... Iggo Jan 2019 #22

I agree but I am pointing out that their "christianity" doesn't... NeoGreen Jan 2019 #23

I agree with you on that part. They're hypocrites. It is known. Iggo Jan 2019 #24

I wish "duh" had more syllables, so I could put -fucking- in between them. Iggo Jan 2019 #19