... high levels of income disparity, popular religiosity as measured by differing levels of belief and activity, and rejection of evolutionary science correlate strongly negatively with improving conditions.
and concluded:
This study’s uniquely broad based comparison of socioeconomic conditions in the most prosperous democracies confirms that they vary widely among these nations, and that the U.S. is the most dysfunctional prosperous democracy overall.
National religiosity data and levels of poverty by state exhibit the same correlation. The more religious the state, the poorer the people:
Aren't statistics wonderful? Correlation does of course not prove a causal relationship, but I feel uneasy if we elect people who promote religious causes while in office.
