now in the US diversity means 80% Indians in IT and a token white person.
but to progressives that is ok.
Australia, also high atheist population, also diverse.
You guys keep citing Christian countries. Where are your non-Christian examples? You know the places that never were Christian… Surely you must have at least one paradise where no one celebrates Christmas.
*Uh not really. Not if the majority of a country is atheist. It is more about FREE countries. With true religious freedom, there will probably be some celebration if Christmas and other religion holidays. We don't want forced atheism either. Just freedom.
There are very few true atheists, but a lot of lazy people that don’t want to render unto God what is God’s.
Those people can live off the fruits of their forefathers for a time, but things decay over time.
What you perhaps actually like is to live off the accumulated social capital without having to do anything yourself to maintain it. Much like some people like to live off inherited wealth without having to work hard. That certainly can be appealing.
This is why I’m poking you to name a truly non-Christian nation that meets your definition of freedom. Because such a thing cannot exist without generations of Christians doing the hard work.
DP...I didn't have to look very far because Canada is a non-Christian nation that meets my definition of freedom.
When would you say Canada became a non-Christian nation?
DP. It's in their constitution. From the founding, then.
The constitution provides for freedom of conscience, religion, thought, belief, opinion, and expression. Every individual is equal under the law and has the right to equal protection and benefit of the law without discrimination based on religion. The law imposes “reasonable limits” on the exercise of these religious rights only where such restrictions can be “demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.” The law permits individuals to sue the government for violations of religious freedom. Federal and provincial human rights laws prohibit discrimination based on the grounds of religious belief. Civil remedies include compensation and changes to the policy or practice responsible for the discrimination.
Their Constitution dates back to 1982, not the founding btw. They were founded as a Crown Colony, and the Crown is the head of the Anglican Church. So that's 200+ years of being an officially Christian nation, and 43 of being merely culturally Christian.
Once again, you people seem to really like formerly Christian nations that are frittering away their spiritual inheritance, much like one might befriend a trust-funder who spends his parents wealth. But we all know the shirt-tails to shirt-tails story.
And I'm still waiting for an example of a free nation without a deep Christian heritage.
Yes, Canada began as its own nation -- not as a colony of the British Empire -- with the patriation of its constitution. It has been an independent country since 1982.
If you wanted its history as a colony, you should have asked for that.
Please give it up, Canada is a member of the commonwealth for goodness sake.
Yes, but as its own nation, no longer as just a colony since patriation of its Constitution in 1982.
This is not hard.
Canada was not self-determining before 1982, and now it is. When do you think the USA started its history as a nation? Back while we were still a colony of the Brits? Come on.
Behold the atheist. Got something completely wrong and is now doubling down in the most cringe inducing manner rather than admit a fault. Atheistic morality requires one to string self-serving lies together to preserve your worldview.
Thank you for illustrating to anyone on the fence what it will be like if atheists ever take control of.
So what is the date of the USA beginning as a nation?
You’d save everyone a lot of trouble if you looked at Wikipedia before posting.
While you’re looking at it, look at a $20 CAD bill too. You can oddly even find examples printed before 1982.
Yes, when Canada was a colony. They have not been a colony of the British Empire since 1982, but the colony did carry the name of Canada before that -- as a colony, not as a separate nation. The nation of Canada began with the patriation of their Constitution -- same as the USA.
Again, this is not hard.
Your original claim was Canada was founded in 1982 as an atheistic country. No Canadian would agree with you on either point. Canada is generally considered to have been founded in 1867.
To this day, Charles III is the head of state of Canada, and once again he is also the head of the Anglican Church. In this sense Canada is more a Christian nation than the USA.
The bigger point being is that truth is meaningless to an atheist. Words mean whatever you want them to mean in a moment. They are the “always have been at war with…” meme taken flesh.
Anyone of sufficient intelligence and historical knowledge can see where this kind of thinking leads: gulags and open graves full of people foolish enough to still believe what they were told yesterday instead of today.
When Canada was a colony, they did not determine the structure of their own government or the principles on which it was based. That is what "being a colony" means.
When they established themselves as a nation of its own, they wrote their own constitution and imbued it with religious tolerance -- very clearly, very explicitly.
Again, none of this is hard. But as much as I can explain it for you, I cannot understand it for you.
The thing that you don’t understand is that religious tolerance is itself a Christian principle which is not particularly common. Yes, there a few other cultures who shares this belief but across the whole of history it is not. Additionally religious tolerance is not absolute even in Canada. For example, Mormons and Muslims are not legally allowed to follow their religious beliefs and have men take multiple wives. Why is that?
now in the US diversity means 80% Indians in IT and a token white person.
but to progressives that is ok.
Australia, also high atheist population, also diverse.
You guys keep citing Christian countries. Where are your non-Christian examples? You know the places that never were Christian… Surely you must have at least one paradise where no one celebrates Christmas.
*Uh not really. Not if the majority of a country is atheist. It is more about FREE countries. With true religious freedom, there will probably be some celebration if Christmas and other religion holidays. We don't want forced atheism either. Just freedom.
There are very few true atheists, but a lot of lazy people that don’t want to render unto God what is God’s.
Those people can live off the fruits of their forefathers for a time, but things decay over time.
What you perhaps actually like is to live off the accumulated social capital without having to do anything yourself to maintain it. Much like some people like to live off inherited wealth without having to work hard. That certainly can be appealing.
This is why I’m poking you to name a truly non-Christian nation that meets your definition of freedom. Because such a thing cannot exist without generations of Christians doing the hard work.
DP...I didn't have to look very far because Canada is a non-Christian nation that meets my definition of freedom.
When would you say Canada became a non-Christian nation?
DP. It's in their constitution. From the founding, then.
The constitution provides for freedom of conscience, religion, thought, belief, opinion, and expression. Every individual is equal under the law and has the right to equal protection and benefit of the law without discrimination based on religion. The law imposes “reasonable limits” on the exercise of these religious rights only where such restrictions can be “demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.” The law permits individuals to sue the government for violations of religious freedom. Federal and provincial human rights laws prohibit discrimination based on the grounds of religious belief. Civil remedies include compensation and changes to the policy or practice responsible for the discrimination.
Their Constitution dates back to 1982, not the founding btw. They were founded as a Crown Colony, and the Crown is the head of the Anglican Church. So that's 200+ years of being an officially Christian nation, and 43 of being merely culturally Christian.
Once again, you people seem to really like formerly Christian nations that are frittering away their spiritual inheritance, much like one might befriend a trust-funder who spends his parents wealth. But we all know the shirt-tails to shirt-tails story.
And I'm still waiting for an example of a free nation without a deep Christian heritage.
Yes, Canada began as its own nation -- not as a colony of the British Empire -- with the patriation of its constitution. It has been an independent country since 1982.
If you wanted its history as a colony, you should have asked for that.
Please give it up, Canada is a member of the commonwealth for goodness sake.
Yes, but as its own nation, no longer as just a colony since patriation of its Constitution in 1982.
This is not hard.
Canada was not self-determining before 1982, and now it is. When do you think the USA started its history as a nation? Back while we were still a colony of the Brits? Come on.
Behold the atheist. Got something completely wrong and is now doubling down in the most cringe inducing manner rather than admit a fault. Atheistic morality requires one to string self-serving lies together to preserve your worldview.
Thank you for illustrating to anyone on the fence what it will be like if atheists ever take control of.
So what is the date of the USA beginning as a nation?
You’d save everyone a lot of trouble if you looked at Wikipedia before posting.
While you’re looking at it, look at a $20 CAD bill too. You can oddly even find examples printed before 1982.
Yes, when Canada was a colony. They have not been a colony of the British Empire since 1982, but the colony did carry the name of Canada before that -- as a colony, not as a separate nation. The nation of Canada began with the patriation of their Constitution -- same as the USA.
Again, this is not hard.
Your original claim was Canada was founded in 1982 as an atheistic country. No Canadian would agree with you on either point. Canada is generally considered to have been founded in 1867.
To this day, Charles III is the head of state of Canada, and once again he is also the head of the Anglican Church. In this sense Canada is more a Christian nation than the USA.
The bigger point being is that truth is meaningless to an atheist. Words mean whatever you want them to mean in a moment. They are the “always have been at war with…” meme taken flesh.
Anyone of sufficient intelligence and historical knowledge can see where this kind of thinking leads: gulags and open graves full of people foolish enough to still believe what they were told yesterday instead of today.
When Canada was a colony, they did not determine the structure of their own government or the principles on which it was based. That is what "being a colony" means.
When they established themselves as a nation of its own, they wrote their own constitution and imbued it with religious tolerance -- very clearly, very explicitly.
Again, none of this is hard. But as much as I can explain it for you, I cannot understand it for you.
The thing that you don’t understand is that religious tolerance is itself a Christian principle which is not particularly common. Yes, there a few other cultures who shares this belief but across the whole of history it is not. Additionally religious tolerance is not absolute even in Canada. For example, Mormons and Muslims are not legally allowed to follow their religious beliefs and have men take multiple wives. Why is that?
now in the US diversity means 80% Indians in IT and a token white person.
but to progressives that is ok.
Australia, also high atheist population, also diverse.
You guys keep citing Christian countries. Where are your non-Christian examples? You know the places that never were Christian… Surely you must have at least one paradise where no one celebrates Christmas.
*Uh not really. Not if the majority of a country is atheist. It is more about FREE countries. With true religious freedom, there will probably be some celebration if Christmas and other religion holidays. We don't want forced atheism either. Just freedom.
There are very few true atheists, but a lot of lazy people that don’t want to render unto God what is God’s.
Those people can live off the fruits of their forefathers for a time, but things decay over time.
What you perhaps actually like is to live off the accumulated social capital without having to do anything yourself to maintain it. Much like some people like to live off inherited wealth without having to work hard. That certainly can be appealing.
This is why I’m poking you to name a truly non-Christian nation that meets your definition of freedom. Because such a thing cannot exist without generations of Christians doing the hard work.
DP...I didn't have to look very far because Canada is a non-Christian nation that meets my definition of freedom.
When would you say Canada became a non-Christian nation?
DP. It's in their constitution. From the founding, then.
The constitution provides for freedom of conscience, religion, thought, belief, opinion, and expression. Every individual is equal under the law and has the right to equal protection and benefit of the law without discrimination based on religion. The law imposes “reasonable limits” on the exercise of these religious rights only where such restrictions can be “demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.” The law permits individuals to sue the government for violations of religious freedom. Federal and provincial human rights laws prohibit discrimination based on the grounds of religious belief. Civil remedies include compensation and changes to the policy or practice responsible for the discrimination.
Their Constitution dates back to 1982, not the founding btw. They were founded as a Crown Colony, and the Crown is the head of the Anglican Church. So that's 200+ years of being an officially Christian nation, and 43 of being merely culturally Christian.
Once again, you people seem to really like formerly Christian nations that are frittering away their spiritual inheritance, much like one might befriend a trust-funder who spends his parents wealth. But we all know the shirt-tails to shirt-tails story.
And I'm still waiting for an example of a free nation without a deep Christian heritage.
Yes, Canada began as its own nation -- not as a colony of the British Empire -- with the patriation of its constitution. It has been an independent country since 1982.
If you wanted its history as a colony, you should have asked for that.
Please give it up, Canada is a member of the commonwealth for goodness sake.
Yes, but as its own nation, no longer as just a colony since patriation of its Constitution in 1982.
This is not hard.
Canada was not self-determining before 1982, and now it is. When do you think the USA started its history as a nation? Back while we were still a colony of the Brits? Come on.
Behold the atheist. Got something completely wrong and is now doubling down in the most cringe inducing manner rather than admit a fault. Atheistic morality requires one to string self-serving lies together to preserve your worldview.
Thank you for illustrating to anyone on the fence what it will be like if atheists ever take control of.
So what is the date of the USA beginning as a nation?
You’d save everyone a lot of trouble if you looked at Wikipedia before posting.
While you’re looking at it, look at a $20 CAD bill too. You can oddly even find examples printed before 1982.
Yes, when Canada was a colony. They have not been a colony of the British Empire since 1982, but the colony did carry the name of Canada before that -- as a colony, not as a separate nation. The nation of Canada began with the patriation of their Constitution -- same as the USA.
Again, this is not hard.
Your original claim was Canada was founded in 1982 as an atheistic country. No Canadian would agree with you on either point. Canada is generally considered to have been founded in 1867.
To this day, Charles III is the head of state of Canada, and once again he is also the head of the Anglican Church. In this sense Canada is more a Christian nation than the USA.
The bigger point being is that truth is meaningless to an atheist. Words mean whatever you want them to mean in a moment. They are the “always have been at war with…” meme taken flesh.
Anyone of sufficient intelligence and historical knowledge can see where this kind of thinking leads: gulags and open graves full of people foolish enough to still believe what they were told yesterday instead of today.
When Canada was a colony, they did not determine the structure of their own government or the principles on which it was based. That is what "being a colony" means.
When they established themselves as a nation of its own, they wrote their own constitution and imbued it with religious tolerance -- very clearly, very explicitly.
Again, none of this is hard. But as much as I can explain it for you, I cannot understand it for you.
The thing that you don’t understand is that religious tolerance is itself a Christian principle which is not particularly common. Yes, there a few other cultures who shares this belief but across the whole of history it is not. Additionally religious tolerance is not absolute even in Canada. For example, Mormons and Muslims are not legally allowed to follow their religious beliefs and have men take multiple wives. Why is that?
Anonymous wrote:
So, you've had a complete break with reality?
Christianity is a cosmopolitan religion it adapts other religious practices readily. Take for example the Catholics "St. Brazil" or "St. Nicholas". Christmas was not a Christian Holiday they adopted it from Pagans as the moved north out of the Middle East. The Catholics that proselytized the Natives in Mexico readily added the Native traditions.
It's frustrating when you encounter someone from Islam or other culture that is bent on practicing these traditions that make sense in the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent or Africa all dry tropical deserts, but don't really adapt to local Customs related to the weather (it's cold and dark around Christmas, chill out already, it's not a religious power play, we're just trying to make the best of it).
Chinese can be almost as frustrating in these regards. It took my wife ten years to figure out how to use the oven in our house, "Why don't the kids you like my (soggy) steamed bread?". Now she loves it uses it all of the time. Still boils water every day though, sigh.
It just comes across as really dense and not very smart, fish out of water.
Ah yes, the well-known tolerance and magnanimity of Christianity, witnessed by its Crusades, the Inquisition, the Indian Residential Schools in Canada and the US (and Pratt's "Kill the Indian in him, and save the man," coupled with the sexual abuse of children, and their mass hidden gravesites), and so on.
It's almost a cliche how open and accepting they have been, isn't it?
Anonymous wrote:
Ah yes, the well-known tolerance and magnanimity of Christianity, witnessed by its Crusades, the Inquisition, the Indian Residential Schools in Canada and the US (and Pratt's "Kill the Indian in him, and save the man," coupled with the sexual abuse of children, and their mass hidden gravesites), and so on.
It's almost a cliche how open and accepting they have been, isn't it?
What is the furthest North Islam country? Kazakhstan.
Kind of weird when you consider Christianity and Islam start in the same place and even now any Islam communities in Northern countries are in highly shielded enclaves in urban areas where they can pretend like it's the equator.
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