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That seems at odds to the decline of religion across Europe. UK is now majority atheist, and Ireland once devoutly catholic is far more secular than it was. A

That seems at odds to the decline of religion across Europe. UK is now majority atheist, and Ireland once devoutly catholic is far more secular than it was. A majority voted to end the ban on abortion in Ireland only this year. So I am baffled at what "crisis of secularism" Kaufman is imagining.

706f6f70 8y ago
I think that the factor for Europe is immigration. A majority of new Europeans are Muslims and that is by far the fastest growing religion.
- mirimir 8y ago
  Yes, fundamentalist Judaism and Islam do a great job at driving reproduction. And keeping women subjugated is a huge part of it.
  - dang 8y ago
    Please keep religious flamebait and religious flamewar off Hacker News. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    - mirimir 8y ago
      Sorry.