Originally Posted by stekim

The U.S. is always listed among the most religious countries. If Herk's theory is be believed, the U.S. should have a crime rate 7-8 times less than that of Japan. Yet it's the exact opposite. That's not to imply that religion is causing crime and other problems in the U.S. But it doesn't appear to be the savior Herk claims, either. The problems Herk has listed as being caused by a lack of religion don't exist for the most part in Japan, yet Japan is among the least religious of countries. We are very religious here, yet all those problems are common.