This, of course, is sad, but when I converted to Catholicism, one of my sticking points was thinking I was lining up with the French, so I'm not entirely bummed. It'd be like hearing that the Kennedy clan has left the RCC:
France should no longer be considered a Catholic country, according to a survey published by Le Monde des Religions.
The survey showed a steep decline in the number of French people identifying themselves as Catholics: from 80% just 15 years ago to just over one-half-- 51%-- today. Over the same period the number of professed atheists rose from 23 to 31%.
This great piece by Steve Sailer is now online. Diversity hurts community. Excerpt:
Before Putnam hid his study away, his research had appeared on March 1, 2001 in a Los Angeles Times article entitled “Love Thy Neighbor? Not in L.A.” Reporter Peter Y. Hong recounted, “Those who live in more homogeneous places, such as New Hampshire, Montana or Lewiston, Maine, do more with friends and are more involved in community affairs or politics than residents of more cosmopolitan areas, the study said.”
That's it for now. I'm basically sleeping with all my free time, trying to knock out this cold. I think I'm over the hump. We'll see.
