If you want to make the case for secularism producing better people in America, how about “betting the farm” on this: I bet you whatever sum we each can afford that the vast majority of murderers and rapists in this country were not religiously active during the time they committed their violent crimes. I would make a second bet that you won’t take that bet.

Considering that Atheist are minority and there are 2.1 million prisoners throughout America this is a bold claim. The fact is that the predominance of inmates who have committed violent crimes are in fact theist. Regardless of the state of practice they were in, most of these criminals held a belief in a creator, making them theist. So even with knowledge of a creator, this did not stop them from committing their acts.

Lets not forget active participants in church do not necessarily mean that one is immune to criminal or sinful acts. Lets not forget Americas favorite fundie queer bag, Ted Haggard.