The Enquirer - Bible knowledge frees defendant
Man arrested for using a stolen credit is released on $10,000 unsecured appearance bond for reciting the 23rd Psalm in court.
I don't quite understand the logic. Wouldn't he have been a better bet if he'd quoted from Bab and Baha'u'llah?
Data from a 1997 poll of religious beliefs held by federal prisoners:
Response Number %Seen on Culture Wars.
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Catholic 29267 39.164%
Protestant 26162 35.008%
Muslim 5435 7.273%
American Indian 2408 3.222%
Nation 1734 2.320%
Rasta 1485 1.987%
Jewish 1325 1.773%
Church of Christ 1303 1.744%
Pentecostal 1093 1.463%
Moorish 1066 1.426%
Buddhist 882 1.180%
Jehovah Witness 665 0.890%
Adventist 621 0.831%
Orthodox 375 0.502%
Mormon 298 0.399%
Scientology 190 0.254%
Atheist 156 0.209%
Hindu 119 0.159%
Santeria 117 0.157%
Sikh 14 0.019%
Bahai 9 0.012%
Krishna 7 0.009%
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Total Known Responses 74731 100.001% (rounding to 3 digits does this)
Unknown/No Answer 18381
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Total Convicted 93112 80.259% (74731) prisoners' religion is known.
Held in Custody 3856 (not surveyed due to temporary custody)
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Total In Prisons 96968
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