{"id":67773,"date":"2019-07-19T04:57:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T08:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=67773"},"modified":"2019-07-17T09:11:38","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T13:11:38","slug":"better-than-a-pie-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2019\/07\/better-than-a-pie-chart.html","title":{"rendered":"Better than a Pie Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>I thought I should share this chart which is more fitting and better in so many ways than a \u201cpie chart\u201d for depicting the religious diversity in Lebanon. I give you\u2026the tabbouleh chart!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67776\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/719\/2019\/07\/tabbouleh-chart.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"529\"><\/p>\n<p>If one looks at a more literal attempt to depict the religious diversity in Lebanon, you\u2019ll see that the above is not an entirely inappropriate representation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67779\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/719\/2019\/07\/Religions-Lebanon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"768\"><\/p>\n<p>The relevance of tabbouleh to getting along among the religions is also highlighted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2017\/may\/21\/the-kitchen-has-no-religion-kamal-mouzawak-lebanese-activist\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s your favorite variation on or alternative to the pie chart? Here are a few that I\u2019ve shared here in the past\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"A06p5wqvw1\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2015\/02\/egyptian-venn-diagram.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Egyptian Pie Chart<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cEgyptian Pie Chart\u201d \u2014 Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2015\/02\/egyptian-venn-diagram.html\/embed#?secret=HwjkNcs3Wm#?secret=A06p5wqvw1\" data-secret=\"A06p5wqvw1\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"pADxpXUc4S\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2012\/10\/jedi-training-as-venn-diagram.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Jedi Training Pie Chart<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cJedi Training Pie Chart\u201d \u2014 Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2012\/10\/jedi-training-as-venn-diagram.html\/embed#?secret=GroShhn73e#?secret=pADxpXUc4S\" data-secret=\"pADxpXUc4S\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fWIogjUZa1\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2015\/04\/the-writing-process.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The Writing Process<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cThe Writing Process\u201d \u2014 Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2015\/04\/the-writing-process.html\/embed#?secret=09EGSTViUh#?secret=fWIogjUZa1\" data-secret=\"fWIogjUZa1\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"rF1zTO5KYH\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2016\/03\/the-creative-process.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The Creative Process<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cThe Creative Process\u201d \u2014 Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2016\/03\/the-creative-process.html\/embed#?secret=PUNU1iCT3f#?secret=rF1zTO5KYH\" data-secret=\"rF1zTO5KYH\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BSDLA7NLiU\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2016\/09\/what-the-lord-requires.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">What the Lord Requires<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cWhat the Lord Requires\u201d \u2014 Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. McGrath\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2016\/09\/what-the-lord-requires.html\/embed#?secret=XIRv8xS5BQ#?secret=BSDLA7NLiU\" data-secret=\"BSDLA7NLiU\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cPoKERgDEo\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2013\/11\/reasons-why-people-reject-evolution.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Why People Reject Evolution<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cWhy People Reject Evolution\u201d \u2014 Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. 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