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> 3 links about the USA, UK or Russia being really bad to Muslims and which one of these states is officially atheist and requires the same to become a govt of
by cat199 8y ago
> 3 links about the USA, UK or Russia being really bad to Muslims
and which one of these states is officially atheist and requires the same to become a govt official?
realize oversimplification is a problem, but false equivalence also runs both ways.
there is likely room in the middle, which perhaps is what you are saying..
- yourbandsucks 8y agoChina is officially communist, officially a republic. Actually neither. As far as atheism goes, the government propaganda under Xi has been including a lot of Taoist imagery and references lately, from what I understand. What I'm saying is that they're people and demonization serves nobody. I'm also saying that the demonization I've seen lately from the tech industry correlates negatively with actual knowledge of the country.
- gowld 8y agoThe US state is officially atheist, yet somehow requires people to be non-atheist to become a govt official. There has been only one avowed atheist in Congress in recent memory, and several more who felt necessary to lie about being non-atheist. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/19/atheists-in-congress_n_3944108.html https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/19/atheists-in-congre... Several US states are in fact officially theist and requires the same to become a govt official (despite apparently violating the US Constitution.) https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2009/12/15/which-states-ban-atheists-from-holding-public-office/ https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2009/12/15/which-states-...