American Bible-Thumper Travels To Scandinavia, Freaks Out After Discovering How Secular They Are

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78. jwirr

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Things is different today than it was in the 1960s, so much is true - I'm not sure about the taxes - but it could be because even the churches had to begin paying taxes on their property - and the lutheran-evangelical Churches who is state-sanctioned had a lot of property, and still have, a lot of property who could be taxed - something that might made some angry about paying it.. As it often does, when someone have not being paying it - and suddenly have to pay their share of it...


Theocracy, in my view is scary things - and child be avoid at all cost if possible.. The few times it have been tried - back in the days, before the early 1900s - you could get into all form of problems if you was not following the traditional church traditions - and could even be discriminated against - by the official government - because you was "not part of the community in the same way as others" - And even if we got our constitution in 1814, it took years, maybe 40-50 years before everyone could have their faith - and still be part of the community... Minorities had problems back then, and some might have it still, I'm not sure - but I hope, from my experience - that tolerance is larger now, than it was back then..


I think religion - and my faith, is a personal thing - something that is no ones business really - if anyone ask I Will answer - but I do not think it is far, and right to thump my belief onto others nose - And I think most people feel it the same way also..

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