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You know when in the worlds only constitutional secular democracy it becomes impossible to actually be secular and be elected, when school boards constantly try
by super_mario 12y ago
You know when in the worlds only constitutional secular democracy it becomes impossible to actually be secular and be elected, when school boards constantly try to teach stultifying pseudoscience to our children, when demand for equal time for creationism and evolution or outright refusal to teach evolution in biology classes becomes the norm, when even coming out as gay or atheist in large parts of the country can get you in trouble at home or at work or the street, then remaining silent and polite is the worst thing to do.
- jeremysmyth 12y agothe worlds only constitutional secular democracy whut? There are several, and most don't have the problem you're talking about. Which one are you talking about?
- super_mario 12y agoYes there are a few secular states, but less of those that have complete separation of church and state guaranteed by the constitution. USA is the oldest and most well known one.
- icebraining 12y agoThere's a big gap from the "only" to "the oldest and most well known". I'm actually a citizen of a constitutional guaranteed secular democracy where politicians very rarely speak about gods or religion, where decriminalizing abortion² was done by popular referendum, where all drug consumption is decriminalized² and where self-proclaimed Christians are generally pro-divorce and pro-contraception. Just because the US had a head start centuries ago, you shouldn't assume you're exceptional today. ¹ (I can't remember the last time it was mentioned. There's certainly no "god bless you" or any other clichés that you're supposed to say) ² (good or bad, they are issues on which religion - and especially Christianity - heavily influences choice)