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I find it interesting that Americans have so little trust in their democratic government, yet have so much faith in authoritarian phenomenon of religion.
by perfunctory 13y ago
I find it interesting that Americans have so little trust in their democratic government, yet have so much faith in authoritarian phenomenon of religion.
- newnewnew 13y agoReligion is a far more decentralized, organic, community-based institution (at least in America). In contrast the American government is a distant faceless bureaucracy, and even if a small subset of its employees are elected that doesn't make Americans feel better about it telling them what to do. But Americans are perfectly happy teaming up with their neighbors to help the elderly in the community once a week with their church groups. Religion as it is practiced is not the bogeyman of liberals' dreams.