Linky stuff: Religious violence, Global Warming, Terrorism

[infrogmation]

First two via vyoma:

Study on religious belief and violence: When God sanctions killing, the people listen

Buh? Thirteen percent of U.S. citizens said they had never heard or read anything about global warming

"The War Against Terrorism": Iraq Effect: US invasion of Iraq has resulted in massive increase in terrorism

Comments

[ancientscripts.livejournal.com]

Darn, I'm depressed now.

The planet is f*cked up!

The 13%

[asienieizi.livejournal.com]

"Are there this many people in the US who have so entirely locked themselves into a tiny, personal interest bubble, so completely cut off their senses? "
Yes. I wouldn't have believed it either but in my small town the most media informed person on current events I have met is a man who is convinced that the government is spraying us with chemicals which is causing cancer and crop failures and he's armed with a 25 page publication that exposes the truth about the Contrail Conspiracy.
Yes,I weep a lot.