Blacknad wrote:
Isn?t this clear enough?

Perfectly clear. Surely you didn't think I could be caught so easily?

I took that into account. Take another look at what I wrote:

0.86 * 217,800,000 * 1391 = 260,545,428,000
0.86 * 217,800,000 * 958 = 179,441,064,000
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Total 439,986,492,000

The first line is the $1391B, the second line the $958B, and the third the total. I then compared that total to the $199B claimed to be their total giving.

PS: The use of adherents.com was only for purposes of getting a rough idea of the percentage of Americans who report themselves as having a religious affiliation.

Want to take another shot at it? <g>

DA Morgan