Religion

GliderGuider

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2. Canada is much closer to the British end of the spectrum than the American.

Mon Dec 19, 2011, 01:46 PM

Dec 2011

I haven't had a heated discussion about religion/atheism anywhere here in almost 60 years.

As the children of atheist parents going to a rural one-room school back in the 50s, my two sisters and I were regularly excused from religious instruction classes. When I went to high school in 1963 I protested the use of the Lord's Prayer during morning exercises, and was excused from that as well until the practice was dropped a couple of years later. I never received more than a raised eyebrow from either teachers or students in both cases.

The religious belief of political candidates is not an issue, and never gets raised during campaigns.

Atheism is seen as utterly unremarkable here.

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Atheism outside the US - First hand perspectives invited [View all] dmallind Dec 2011 OP

I wish DU3 had two things. rrneck Dec 2011 #1

I wish the Rec button worked for me..... frebrd Dec 2011 #3

I don't think they've programmed bookmarks yet. rrneck Dec 2011 #5

Canada is much closer to the British end of the spectrum than the American. GliderGuider Dec 2011 #2

"Atheism is seen as utterly unremarkable here." frebrd Dec 2011 #4

On the whole I'd agree with you.. LeftishBrit Dec 2011 #6

Australia is pretty much in the UK camp nt. uriel1972 Dec 2011 #7

Indeed, you sum up as eloquently as ever! In fact, last month, mr blur Dec 2011 #9

Only been to Mexico and Canada briefly, so I can't really comment on the cultures there... Humanist_Activist Dec 2011 #8