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TreasonousBastard

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1. Meh. Europeans tend to be far more exposed to other cultures than Americans...

Reply to guillaumeb (Original post)

Tue Nov 20, 2018, 02:27 PM

Nov 2018

particularly in the Bible Belt. We do have many insular "tribes" that Europeans can't hide like we do. As the evangelicals and cults get more widely involved, largely through their children, religion will become less of their lives.

BTW, the Japanese have pretty much decided that religion is simply a social connection. A Japanese friend of mine said that Shintos have the best weddings and Buddhists the best funerals. (Or maybe it's the other way around.)

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Is American religion exceptional? Maybe, maybe not [View all] guillaumeb Nov 2018 OP

Meh. Europeans tend to be far more exposed to other cultures than Americans... TreasonousBastard Nov 2018 #1

No, it is not. No exceptions will be made. MineralMan Nov 2018 #2

Judging by your answer, you either responded without actually reading the article, guillaumeb Nov 2018 #7

I responded to your post. MineralMan Nov 2018 #8

"in Europe, where all the markers of faith have dramatically slipped over the past few decades." trotsky Nov 2018 #3

Never underestimate his ability to contradict himself Major Nikon Nov 2018 #4

And if you point out how he contradicted himself, it's an ad hom. trotsky Nov 2018 #5

I would ask for your proofs, but history tells me the answer. eom guillaumeb Nov 2018 #6

The latest proof is literally the article you quoted. trotsky Nov 2018 #9

Hmm...is Guy not reading the articles? MineralMan Nov 2018 #10

It's indicative of his very specific, narrow agenda. trotsky Nov 2018 #11

He simply doesn't admit that his conclusions are incorrect, MineralMan Nov 2018 #13

We already know from past posts. Voltaire2 Nov 2018 #14

Doing performance art is a conscious choice. MineralMan Nov 2018 #15

He says he has an audience, so I take it as intentional marylandblue Nov 2018 #16

I am glad to be among the uninitiated, then. MineralMan Nov 2018 #17

No. Interest in and participation in religion is MineralMan Nov 2018 #12