Don't feel like you have to over-write!!!! Or respond to anything I say. Lol. But, I do appreciate your thoughts, when you have interest, time and energy to give them.
Fascinating the differences in racism. I am also quite intrigued by the correlation between racism and religion.
Is is fairly secular there?
Race is probably just as controversial as religion here -- especially after 9/11. Islamophobia everywhere! (At least in NYC -- for obvious reasons, 9/11 occurred here.)
I grew up in a Christian household but I've been a closeted non-believer since day one. Atheism or expressing any kind of spirituality that isn't in line with Christianity or the Bible would be a death sentence for me! My dad is also super religious. My mom is flexible, but believes in prayer.
Personally, I have no problem with religion. I am actually a huge fan of religious studies. It is institutionalized/largely organized religion that I think is the problem. When religion is turned into a profitable business and destroys native cultures/faiths. That;s when I have something to say.
As for my religious background -- well, it's as crazy as it gets LOLOL
My Grandma spent 3-4 hours every morning in prayer. If I were to be completely honest, I honestly think her faith makes her a fucked up person. She is a terrible person, very racist, super mean-spirited, extremely hateful in general.
I mean if she wasn't such an asshole, there would be no need for 4 hours of repenting...
I sympathize with your wife, and others who may feel similarly there.
The face of Christian missionaries converting indigenous people happen to be white -- yet we often forget that these same missionaries destroyed the native faiths and culture of several other EU nations (Native Nordic/Norse faiths and culture -- often understood by many as "Paganism", just to name a few.) Similarly, to the indigenous people of North America, it was done by force.
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Date: 2015-09-27 12:11 am (UTC)Fascinating the differences in racism. I am also quite intrigued by the correlation between racism and religion.
Is is fairly secular there?
Race is probably just as controversial as religion here -- especially after 9/11. Islamophobia everywhere! (At least in NYC -- for obvious reasons, 9/11 occurred here.)
I grew up in a Christian household but I've been a closeted non-believer since day one. Atheism or expressing any kind of spirituality that isn't in line with Christianity or the Bible would be a death sentence for me! My dad is also super religious. My mom is flexible, but believes in prayer.
Personally, I have no problem with religion. I am actually a huge fan of religious studies. It is institutionalized/largely organized religion that I think is the problem. When religion is turned into a profitable business and destroys native cultures/faiths. That;s when I have something to say.
As for my religious background -- well, it's as crazy as it gets LOLOL
My Grandma spent 3-4 hours every morning in prayer. If I were to be completely honest, I honestly think her faith makes her a fucked up person. She is a terrible person, very racist, super mean-spirited, extremely hateful in general.
I mean if she wasn't such an asshole, there would be no need for 4 hours of repenting...
I sympathize with your wife, and others who may feel similarly there.
The face of Christian missionaries converting indigenous people happen to be white -- yet we often forget that these same missionaries destroyed the native faiths and culture of several other EU nations (Native Nordic/Norse faiths and culture -- often understood by many as "Paganism", just to name a few.) Similarly, to the indigenous people of North America, it was done by force.