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In some countries that still plays very badly and it could change your relationship forever. In the USA, which is an extraordinarily religious country versus o
by lancewiggs 9y ago
In some countries that still plays very badly and it could change your relationship forever.
In the USA, which is an extraordinarily religious country versus other Western countries, the response is likely to be more nuanced, but there are sill the many matters of which religion, sect and so on to consider. Going to a (particular type) of church risks being seen as a political statement as well. Best to avoid.
- xupybd 9y agoAh I see. I guess location context is important. It seems odd to me as I live in NZ a very secular country, with little to no political implications of church attendance. If anything I'd expect to get ridiculed for believing in something science couldn't prove.
- lancewiggs 9y agoI live here in NZ too, and yes we have to be careful the other way - not to ridicule someone else's belief. There are a lot of religious people here, but religion is not something that people take to work.
- paulddraper 9y agoI had a high school German teacher who said politics and religion were two taboos for polite American conversation, but Europeans can have more civilized discussion about these topics. Is this not true?
- BrandoElFollito 9y agoIt is, but religion is not a very trendy subject. Politics yes, and I would not say that it is very civilized, so people avoid it not because of political correctness (so to speak) but rather because these discussions tend to get heated.
- tripzilch 9y agoI'm European and I can have super uncivilised discussions about these topics. Otherwise, yeah, but I think it matters a lot what crowd you hang out with. The USA is a big place, and so is Europe.