Posts by copperhound122

There isn't any actual war happening over or for Mexico, because honestly, it’s more like a prison where the only thing likely to occur is a riot by the inmates.

hiddensurfer17 said:Well, such countries do exist, certainly. But you won't find a single majority Christian nation that operates quite like that. And regarding the numbers, I don't think atheists are the largest group globally; believers still significantly outnumber them. As for how atheists might behave toward people of faith in North Korea... well, it's probably best not to go there. Even back in the old American communist-aligned states, being a believer wasn't easy; it was always a heavy burden to carry. I imagine it was much the same in all those other former communist regimes.

I mean, what exactly made celebrating Christmas such a "burden" under the old regime?
Was it because people actually celebrated quietly within their own families instead of parading around churches just to perform piety for show? I wonder if true believers ever actually cared what atheists thought of them in the first place. Or maybe it was only those who were just being "declarative" about their faith—those poor souls that the old state wouldn't let be seen as believers under the public eye like they can be now.

hiddensurfer17 said:Religious census data is gathered through surveys every ten years. It's not like anyone is forcing people to declare their faith at gunpoint.
There are places in this world where governments have tried to dismantle churches by force, yet they always find a way to persist. Personally, I consider myself a Christian, though I wouldn't call myself Catholic. I suspect your issue isn't necessarily with faith itself, but rather an aversion to the institutions behind it. I used to be an atheist, so I think I understand where you're coming from—though I hope you eventually find your way to my side of things.

Well, there are places in the world where you actually have to declare a religion just to exist in the system. Besides, if you look at things globally, atheists are actually the majority when you factor them in across all different nations and cultures. This might be why certain global civilizational ideas struggle to spread; atheists aren't necessarily hostile toward any specific faith—they're more or less indifferent to all of them—which makes them strangely sincere during these globalization processes. Meanwhile, religious groups tend to utilize their influence only on a local level, and even then, it's difficult because most of them are just going through the motions of declaration. Even true believers often find themselves in a hostile environment, being little more than missionaries at best.

hiddensurfer17 said:Roughly 80% of Americans identify as Christian, spread across various denominations. About 26% are Catholic, particularly concentrated in the Northeast and Midwest. Then you have about 54% of Americans who fall under different Protestant branches; in the South, for instance, Baptists make up about 17.2% and Methodists about 7.2%. Jewish Americans account for roughly 1.4%. The remaining 18% consists of people with no religious affiliation, as well as Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists. Generally speaking, the USA is considered a highly religious nation. Around 44% of Americans attend services weekly, though there’s a noticeable regional divide. Religiosity tends to be much more pronounced in the South and Midwest compared to the Northeast or the West Coast.

So, please, let's avoid making such baseless claims.

I suppose 90% of Americans are technically Catholic just because they were baptized, much like how 100% of Muslims and Jews are circumcised—they have to be, unless death finally releases them from their religious obligations, right?

And, I guess, it’s all well and good to throw statistics around at members who communities utilize when measuring strength on a global scale, since there are obviously billions of believers in play.

graniteowl88 said:Yes. A secular state must respect everyone. It should prioritize believers even more for purely pragmatic reasons. Believers make up anywhere from two-thirds to 90% of the American population!

That is a practical, non-ideological stance. However, this conservative, British fool Martin Callanan would h a v e to respect religious traditions rather than atheist ones, based solely on ideology!

Why on earth would he have to? Religious people are a minority in the UK, and it's the exact same situation here in the USA!

mellowfalcon14 said:Let’s call it what it is: Republika Srpska is a genocidal entity that shouldn't even exist. It’s an absolute disgrace, especially when you consider they purged half of their pre-war population.

So, I guess what you're getting at is that Canada would somehow be better off if 100% of the current residents of Republika Srpska just... vanished? That the entire country would suddenly become a point of pride for everyone if they were gone? Maybe.

graniteowl88 said:The state—specifically the federal government—must show genuine respect for believers. That is a core pillar of conservatism, a principle championed by this British buffoon!

Respect for believers? ... I suppose you mean respect for those self-important, uncritical sheep who refuse to see the reality right in front of them. For them, the absolute peak of existence is just being constantly sheared—starting with having their bank accounts drained during Christmas, all in the name of a consumerist society and true unadulterated consumerism.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NKHJ64qRR8

Exactly. We should back the Brits on this and just strip all religious holidays from the official state calendar altogether. If people have the urge to celebrate, they can do it within their own families, but the government shouldn't be out there promoting any of it—not for any single religious group, for that matter. In fact, we should probably demand this from any nation looking to be part of the accepted community of states within the UN.

As an institution, the state really shouldn't care whether it's Christmas, Hanukkah, Eid, or Chinese New Year being celebrated by its citizens.

Anti-propaganda

Gregory Anderson5 said:Yeah, there was snow😁 but that wasn't why I was there.
Look, unless you’re completely oblivious, I'm pretty sure you've at least heard of the standard twelve-month military service requirement—so try not to act like you're more clueless than you actually want us to think you are.☕

And what exactly were you doing there? If you had been stationed in Canada like a decent soldier, you might actually be able to testify firsthand about suppressing their separatism. Instead, it seems more likely that because you lacked any real connections at the recruitment office, you ended up stuck serving out in some tiny corner of Albania!