Re: [CTRL] Research Shows Religion Plays A Major Role In Health
-Caveat Lector- - Original Message - From: Taylor, John (JH) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Especially for Ric (why have I recently been sick) Carter Huh? Why me? > Research Shows Religion Plays A Major Role In Health, Longevity > Being good has its rewards in this life, as well as in the next. > > Research conducted partly at the University of Colorado at Boulder > has found that regular churchgoers live longer than people who seldom > or never attend worship services. > For the first time, that extra lifespan has been quantified. While > there are differences between genders and races, in general those > who go to church once or more each week can look forward to about > seven more years than those who never attend. This kind of study has popped up a few times in recent years IIRC. And it's absolutely correct - as far as it goes. Yup, humans *are* social creatures, mostly. [Present company excluded.] Yup, social interactions *are* good for us. Yup, being with other people *does* make you want to live longer, gives you reason to live, extends life. But I don't know of any study that looks at OTHER social interactions than just 'churchgoing'; nor whether religious attendance outside the US follows the same pattern; nor whether other factors [diet, income, education, etc] correlate more strongly with lifespan than does just 'churchgoing.' And how about the differences between sects and their structures? Are temples, mosques, synagogues, tabernacles, kivas, pyramids, sacred groves, solar alters, any more or less healthy than Catholic/Orthodox/Protestant 'churches?' Do Baptists outlive Quakers, Baha'is, Mormons, Sufis, Satanists, birdwatchers, vegetarians, Jedi knights, webmasters, conspiratorialists, UFO abductees, CIA agents? Rev. Ric "would you desecrate the holy temple of your body with the putrid remains of dead animals?" Carter, Universal Life Church DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Research Shows Religion Plays A Major Role In Health
-Caveat Lector- Well I guess that wipes out the DNA stuff where you inherit such disease as hemophilia, heart disease, leukemia.oh yes, I had a little friend 9 years old, who died of leukemia.in Ohio leukemia is up in one area, where kids are getting leukemia only to discover now after several years of denial, that the Feds dropped poison on a ground within and outside the school area. And let us take this stuff they call free radicalsI shudder when I see kids out laying that black stuff called tar r blacktop on the roads, especially in the hot sunbecause you know their lives will be shortened by cancer and respiratory aliments before they are 40 in some cases. Now what about these harmless innoculations that kill a few kids causing a meningitis - a new form of courseswine flu epidemics.and ace it.GENOCIDE. Now in my book, people who believe in genocide, are good religous people following the census takers in the bible.now don't give me that Church crap about religion saving livesnot this particular brand, especially when it comes out of a behavioral management institutionthese authors should be ashamed. A man will die of cancer because he did not go to church.Do just nice people with office jobs go to church? This little 9 year old went to church, and on his death bed was listening to Oral Robertsa Southern Baptist. I always wondered why it had to happen; he used to play with my son.Well, he did two things differently.he had a chicken, which was most unusualand he made model cars from the time he was 6 or 7... I remember picking up a tube of this Testor Glue once, with no warning label. When we got thorugh with Testor, well they put warning on their glue but not until thousands of kids had been afflicted with a disease caused at playtime - for them they started making the little plastic model cars for the little kiddies.Testor was the most vicious enitity that I ever took on. So - again, do not give me that Church crap in form of a book, until you look at the truth of the mattergenocide and war takes more lives than just having a little bit of fun in life. CUI BONO - the drug companies after JFK was murdere suddenly thrived; I had a neighborn I found out who became a millionaire on the stock marketdrugs, to put you to sleep, to wake you up.to make you feel good and happy.but here again, right before he was gunned down, JFK had ordered a complete investigation into the drug companies. Well, Bob Dole is paid a lot to peddle Viagra to men who will eventually die from the drughis wife, Liddy Doleworked for the blood banks that helped to contaminate a world with AIDSthese are the real vampires draining the blood from the citizens of the USA.and it is difficult for me to remain silent, when I now what I know. Religion and going to Church are two different things.for it was a Church cult that probably drove the Littleton kids over the brink.not accepted by the "Howdy" bunch, or the Church Leagues notorious for taking over any school.and they use masonic rituals, in some instances I know because in College I took one look at initiation night, and walked out. Church people live longer lives.well you can be sure it is not of God's doing. He is probably more worried about the ones being spoon fed poison by their parents, before they reach the age of ten in varous patent medicinesor the ones who played with Testor's Tolune Air Plane Glue in the 60 period.the ones who may have gotten some of that bad vaccine; but I believe he worries most about those kids on hot days laying asphalt on hot roadsfor whom nobody seems to care. Find out the reason this book was really writtengo to that "behavioral" management author, and ask what he learned from his research.I have a name for people like that, but it would not be printable in this list. Colleen DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Resea
[CTRL] Research Shows Religion Plays A Major Role In Health
-Caveat Lector- Especially for Ric (why have I recently been sick) Carter Contact: Rick Rogers [EMAIL PROTECTED] 303-492-2147 University of Colorado at Boulder Research Shows Religion Plays A Major Role In Health, Longevity Being good has its rewards in this life, as well as in the next. Research conducted partly at the University of Colorado at Boulder has found that regular churchgoers live longer than people who seldom or never attend worship services. For the first time, that extra lifespan has been quantified. While there are differences between genders and races, in general those who go to church once or more each week can look forward to about seven more years than those who never attend. Life expectancy beyond age 20 averages another 55.3 years, to age 75, for those who never attend church compared to another 62.9 years, age 83, for those who go more than once a week. The research showed that people who never attended services had an 87 percent higher risk of dying during the follow-up period than those who attended more than once a week. The research also revealed that women and blacks can enjoy especially longer lives if they are religiously active. The findings are contained in a study conducted jointly by Rick Rogers, of CU-Boulder, Robert Hummer and Christopher Ellison, of the University of Texas at Austin, and Charles Nam, from Florida State University. Rogers is a professor of sociology and a professional research associate with the population program at the university's Institute of Behavioral Science. The study drew on a 1987 National Health Interview Survey of more than 28,000 people and focused on more than 2,000 who died between 1987 and 1995. Rogers said previous studies had examined and established links between religion, health outcomes and lower risks of mortality but this research broke new ground by testing those relationships against a number of variables. The research team factored in such elements as education and income, social ties (including marital status and having friends and relatives to count on), and health status and behavior, including such things as smoking and alcohol use. For example, educated and better off people, who have lower mortality, were more likely to attend church, while churchgoers generally were less likely to engage in such high risk health behaviors as smoking and excessive drinking. Frequent churchgoers were also more likely to take part in social activities and enjoy a good supporting network of family and friends, which could help them avoid, or at least cope better with, times of stress or personal difficulty. However, even after taking into account all these external factors and controlling the independent variables, the researchers found a "strong association" still persisted between infrequent or no religious attendance and higher mortality risk. Researchers also found distinct and related patterns when looking at causes of death. For example, those who never attend services are about twice as likely to die from respiratory disease, diabetes or infectious diseases. Rogers said this research established the importance of religious involvement as a fundamental cause of mortality. It also opened the door to further research perhaps examining religious attendance by denomination and looking at the less tangible spiritual issues. The research findings were published this month in the latest edition of the prestigious national journal Demography and will be included in a book, "Living and Dying in the USA," due out in August. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
