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morality index the morality index http www moralityindex com c copyright 2002 by carl drews last update march 23 2015 this web site seeks to provide a time base measure of the moral behavior of the united states of america contents current value historical graph data table the ten commandments methodology salvation history and background crime rate supporting data thanks contact current value 129 3802 lives per thousand people the following commandments are currently included in the index 1 6 7 8 the morality index was last updated on march 14 2004 historical graph in the graph above righteousness is toward the top and evil is toward the bottom so upward trends are good and downward trends are bad data table temp year index value 1947 2 338107498 1948 2 62345297 1949 12 36657391 1950 15 22735414 1951 17 60813437 1952 20 00891461 1953 22 56969484 1954 32 79281578 1955 32 89281578 1956 34 76523745 1957 31 99252451 1958 33 18089633 1959 37 05703798 1960 34 47332801 1961 40 91202619 1962 39 6617882 1963 37 11166076 1964 41 01407708 1965 41 0523216 1966 41 10697431 1967 45 03695622 1968 41 2317345 1969 45 02437788 1970 48 75146504 1971 52 50418928 1972 53 70378179 1973 56 06143876 1974 63 55197343 1975 71 02750139 1976 74 75899469 1977 79 93590109 1978 82 63783595 1979 87 75675781 1980 85 19615954 1981 90 19141505 1982 95 3585697 1983 96 58643239 1984 97 76915574 1985 97 5187352 1986 97 44242264 1987 99 85717301 1988 99 68343151 1989 102 1717184 1990 105 9570835 1991 107 1441086 1992 110 9817684 1993 107 1722659 1994 109 8326736 1995 111 2095782 1996 115 2398825 1997 120 4404372 1998 123 1383786 1999 122 9106887 2000 125 3959381 2001 129 3801794 some of the commandments extend farther back than the overall index because we have data farther back for them unfortunately the overall morality index can only extend back as far as the shortest measured commandment the ten commandments the morality index is based on the ten commandments as given by god to moses on mt sinai the ten commandments are listed in the bible in exodus 20 1 17 and deuteronomy 5 6 21 they are not numbered per se which can lead to minor differences in the listing i have chosen to base my methodology on the list below clicking on a commandment will bring you to a page describing the measures used for that one and a graph of that particular moral behavior over time i ve posted the data as graphs so you can visualize it and as numeric tables so you can scrape the data off the page and run your wilcoxon tests or whatever if you get a file not found error from one of the links below it simply means i haven t written up that commandment yet try another 1 you shall have no other gods before me 2 you shall not make any idol nor bow down and worship them 3 you shall not misuse the name of the lord your god 4 observe the sabbath day by keeping it holy 5 honor your father and your mother so that you may live long in the land 6 you shall not commit murder 7 you shall not commit adultery 8 you shall not steal 9 you shall not give false testimony against your neighbor 10 you shall not covet your neighbor s wife you shall not set your desire on your neighbor s house nor his land nor any of his possessions nor anything else that belongs to your neighbor some of these lend themselves to measurement the sixth commandment is homicide the eighth commandment is theft but if i admire my neighbor s new pool when have i drifted into coveting it and thereby violating the tenth commandment methodology this web site seeks to provide a measure of the moral behavior of the people of the united states the link above describes the statistics numerical methods and calculations used to arrive at a particular value for the morality index true morality lies in the heart in the motivations and the intent of every person as they interact with those around them only god can measure morality that s worth repeating only god can measure morality nevertheless i can measure something related to people s underlying morality and that something is our moral behavior i am a christian and so i am approaching this problem from a christian perspective i have chosen the ten commandments as the code of behavior because they are well known and historically significant another important code of behavior is the united states criminal code addressed below in the section on crime rate salvation you are not saved by following the ten commandments for it is by grace you have been saved through faith and this not from yourselves it is the gift of god not by works so that no one can boast ephesians 2 8 9 so it is that we are saved by faith in christ and not by the good things we do romans 3 28 we are made righteous by the blood of jesus christ shed for us according to standard christian theology you will go to heaven if you put your faith in jesus christ romans 10 9 10 states for if you confess with your mouth that jesus is lord and believe in your heart that god raised him from the dead you will be saved for it is with your heart that you believe and are justified and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved the letter of james states famously in 2 26 as the body without the spirit is dead so faith without deeds is dead we obey the ten commandments out of thankfulness for our salvation and to put our faith into action the danger in publishing a morality index is that people will concentrate too much on the law on following the letter of the ten commandments without any joy in doing the right thing legalism is no substitute for morality when asked to choose the greatest commandment jesus replies in matthew 22 37 40 love the lord your god with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind this is the first and greatest commandment and the second is like it love your neighbor as yourself all the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments jesus fulfills the ten commandments by emphasizing what god really wants from us god gave us the ten commandments for a purpose and part of that purpose is focus our minds on what we really need from god grace and mercy so the law was put in charge to lead us to christ that we might be justified by faith galatians 3 24 by providing a morality index i hope to turn people s hearts toward our relationship with god and the pathway to salvation through jesus christ history and background that page describes the circumstances that led me to formulate a morality index and publish it on the internet it also keeps track of notable events in the history of the index including any revisions to the methodology or calculations crime rate that page lists the united states crime rates for various offenses as reported by the federal bureau of investigation crime is not equivalent to morality per se but it s definitely related supporting data computing the current morality index requires making adjustments based on population monetary inflation and other quantities that page contains tables of supporting data used in the computations thanks i am thankful to the following people and organizations statistics of income division internal revenue service programs support section criminal justice information services division u s federal bureau of investigation everyone who collects data and records it carefully science theology discussion group at st aidan s episcopal church ajit rao dr frederick denny book about the hebrew exodus from egypt this section describes a book by carl drews the biblical book of exodus relates the deliverance of moses and the israelites from slavery in egypt in october 2014 i published a book about the exodus focusing on the account of crossing the red sea in exodus 14 the full title of my book is between migdol and the sea crossing the red sea with faith and science the book presents scientific and literary evidence that the hebrew exodus from egypt was an actual historical event that occurred in 1250 bc the israelites escaped from pharaoh s army through the yam suf in the eastern nile delta chapter 7 following the trail analyzes several candidates for the biblical mt sinai to leave moralityindex com and learn more please visit migdolbook com this web site is owned and operated by jambo productions inc