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Another Study

by BooMan
Thu Sep 17th, 2009 at 04:43:49 PM EST

When you are blinded by ideology, you can't compute information like this:

U.S. states whose residents have more conservative religious beliefs on average tend to have higher rates of teenagers giving birth, a new study suggests.
The relationship could be due to the fact that communities with such religious beliefs (a literal interpretation of the Bible, for instance) may frown upon contraception, researchers say. If that same culture isn't successfully discouraging teen sex, the pregnancy and birth rates rise.
Mississippi topped the list for conservative religious beliefs and teen birth rates, according to the study results, which will be detailed in a forthcoming issue of the journal Reproductive Health.

As you might imagine, pregnant teenagers have fewer abortions in the states with the most conservative religious beliefs. But, even after accounting for that, the conservative states still have more teenage mothers. It doesn't matter, the people who could change this simply don't care.

Another Study | 10 comments (10 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Another Study (none / 1)

not a matter of 'can't compute'....more likely 'won't compute'.

Facts have a well-known liberal bias, and are, therefore inconvenient. This explains why Conservatives are Proudly Ignorant

"The invisible hand of Adam Smith seems to offer an extended middle finger to an awful lot of people"---George Carlin

by justadood on Thu Sep 17th, 2009 at 04:45:40 PM EST

Re: Another Study (none / 1)

No doubt that those same states have substantial support systems in place to assist those teenage moms. < choking sounds >

Oh, there you are, Perry. -Phineas -SLB-

by boran2 (blogistan@yahoo.com) on Thu Sep 17th, 2009 at 04:52:55 PM EST

Those states are the welfare states. (4.00 / 2)

The ones that suck on the federal tit.

And yet their residents decry "socialism".

by Ed J on Thu Sep 17th, 2009 at 05:00:28 PM EST
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Re: Another Study (none / 0)

I can bet their response will be "It's the non-whites in our state having all the kids! So they can be on Welfare!"

Count on it in 3, 2, 1...

by MNPundit on Thu Sep 17th, 2009 at 05:20:23 PM EST

Another Study (none / 1)

paging sarah palin...please go to a white courtesy telephone.

the revolution will not be televised...

by dada on Thu Sep 17th, 2009 at 06:04:50 PM EST
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Re: Another Study (none / 1)

It doesn't say if they're married or not. Fundies would have no problem with teenagers getting shotgun weddings and becoming baby factories for a couple decades.

FDR's response to progressive demands: "I agree. Now go out and make me do it."

by DaveW on Thu Sep 17th, 2009 at 06:00:05 PM EST

Shot In The Dark (none / 1)

Perhaps, but when you are blinded by ideology you can't compute information like this either...

The Underground Railroad

by Oscar In Louisville on Thu Sep 17th, 2009 at 06:41:49 PM EST

Re: Shot In The Dark (none / 1)

Since the poorest states are often also the states with the most religious conservatives, and the wealthiest states trend liberal, I see serious cause/effect issues here.

by Geov Parrish on Thu Sep 17th, 2009 at 08:40:52 PM EST
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Re: Shot In The Dark (none / 0)

There are definitely cause/effect issues here, no doubt...

The Underground Railroad

by Oscar In Louisville on Fri Sep 18th, 2009 at 06:19:20 AM EST
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Bill O'Reilly backs public option (none / 1)

Maybe, since these people probably need it as much as, or more than anyone else, they will listen to this guy about "socialized medicine".

by Second Nature (denn1214 at gmail) on Thu Sep 17th, 2009 at 07:04:52 PM EST

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