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April 06, 2014, 05:22:12 PM |
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In terms of actually practicing ideologies in real time, some people argue that Russia is now the most Christian nation in the world. Would you agree or disagree with that theory?
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Nemo1024
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April 06, 2014, 06:05:37 PM |
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Alas, I think I'd have to agree. It's becoming one of the most religiously brainwashed countries. But then again, communism, was just another religionism, and it had to be replaced by something... Some new opium for the masses.
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April 06, 2014, 06:26:44 PM |
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Russia is much less religious than other people think. There is a strong 10-20% atheist + nonreligious population. The most religious nation will be in Latin America. May be Brazil or Paraguay.
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Balthazar
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April 06, 2014, 07:00:16 PM |
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RF is a multi-confessional country. There are ~70% of christians, but some regions population nearly 100% muslim... There are also regions with ~100% buddhist. But then again, communism, was just another religionism, and it had to be replaced by something... Some new opium for the masses.
That's not quite correct... There are many differences between religin and ideological platform.
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April 06, 2014, 07:45:13 PM |
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RF is a multi-confessional country. There are ~70% of christians, but some regions population nearly 100% muslim... There are also regions with ~100% buddhist. But then again, communism, was just another religionism, and it had to be replaced by something... Some new opium for the masses.
That's not quite correct... There are many differences between religin and ideological platform. Unless it is Islam as it is both a religion and a political platform with the sharia laws.
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April 06, 2014, 08:26:48 PM |
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April 07, 2014, 03:42:17 AM |
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RF is a multi-confessional country. There are ~70% of christians, but some regions population nearly 100% muslim... There are also regions with ~100% buddhist. Here: Russian Orthodox (41%) Muslim (6.5%) Unaffiliated Christian (4.1%) Other Orthodox (1.5%) Neopagan and Tengrist (1.2%) Tibetan Buddhist (0.5%) Other religions (1.7%) Spiritual but not religious (25%) Atheist and non-religious (13%) Undecided (5.5%) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Russia
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April 07, 2014, 08:15:12 AM |
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I think African countries but even with their religious values, they are still the most corrupted countries in the world.
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Balthazar
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April 07, 2014, 08:16:56 AM |
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A modern roman catholic church has very little in common with catholic traditions, it's a Vatican II sect. So it seems that Orthodox christians, old catholics (pre-vatican II) and some protestants are the last genuine christians in the world.
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April 07, 2014, 08:48:31 AM |
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That's not quite correct... There are many differences between religin and ideological platform. True, but they share the same fundamental qualities: neither are rational and both are fueled by emotions
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bryant.coleman
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April 07, 2014, 11:29:59 AM |
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I think African countries but even with their religious values, they are still the most corrupted countries in the world.
Yes... Christianity (and also Islam) in Africa is normally spread with the help of money and coercion. No wonder they are corrupt.
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April 07, 2014, 01:03:27 PM Last edit: April 07, 2014, 01:19:26 PM by Balthazar |
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That's not quite correct... There are many differences between religin and ideological platform. True, but they share the same fundamental qualities: neither are rational and both are fueled by emotions Your statement is irrational and fueled by emotions Ideology it's just a set of tools, which was designed to resolve some kind of problem or achieve specified goal. A real problem or goal, which could be seen or described. It also required to provide a consistent methodology. I.e. ideology is required to provide a vectors, something like these: Goal: how society should work; Methods: what, how and why should we do to achieve this goal. Religion is self-sufficient and able to give you an answer for any question. Unlike religion, ideology isn't self-sufficient, it doesn't provide any indisputable answers. Ideology is always based on something which could be proven or refuted.
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chowderman
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April 07, 2014, 02:08:21 PM |
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I am going to say Armenia on this one. First country to adopt Christianity as a whole, and about 97%+ of their population is all Christian.
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Sindelar1938
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April 07, 2014, 02:16:58 PM |
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Russia, brazil
Maybe armenia
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zolace
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April 07, 2014, 02:17:19 PM |
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If,now Russia is one of the most Christian nation in the world,for sure is trying to pay the sins from the Soviet time!
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April 07, 2014, 02:45:20 PM |
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I am going to say Armenia on this one. First country to adopt Christianity as a whole, and about 97%+ of their population is all Christian.
Armenia is about 98% Christian. The remaining 2% is Yazidi.
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chowderman
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April 07, 2014, 02:57:00 PM |
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I am going to say Armenia on this one. First country to adopt Christianity as a whole, and about 97%+ of their population is all Christian.
Armenia is about 98% Christian. The remaining 2% is Yazidi. Correcting that 1% difference with a + sign after it was really important to you wasn't it? Can't let shit like that sneak by.
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bryant.coleman
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April 07, 2014, 03:19:01 PM |
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Correcting that 1% difference with a + sign after it was really important to you wasn't it? Can't let shit like that sneak by.
lol... I was just stating the Census figures. There is a neighboring semi-recognized republic called Nagorno-Karabakh. Heard that it is 99.99% Christian.
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cp1
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April 07, 2014, 03:24:27 PM |
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Vatican City? Pretty sure they are 100% catholic.
Yeah that would be my guess too.
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Kiki112
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April 07, 2014, 09:04:02 PM |
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Alas, I think I'd have to agree. It's becoming one of the most religiously brainwashed countries. But then again, communism, was just another religionism, and it had to be replaced by something... Some new opium for the masses.
wait, what? communism was a bastion of atheism, don't know about USSR but in Yugoslavia you couldn't do politics if you were seen in church, it was a great disgrace..
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