When I passed him he proudly announced "The atheists are winning!"

[Rozlee]

1. Location, location, location.

And I can't see where it says the experiment took place. It isn't representative if he's in rural Mississippi, where there's a dearth of Buddhists and Hindus around, not to mention any other minority religions. Or Brooklyn, where Southern Baptists might be underrepresented. Being an atheist myself, I'm not surprised that we give more. Much of today's Christianity seems caught up in the prosperity gospel that preaches that if you're poor, it's a judgment from God or an indication of the sin of sloth. Conservatives even scoff at the idea of many of the homeless being combat veterans who are either weathering tough economic times or suffering from PTSD.