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0 pointsjelliclesfarm1y ago0 comments

It’s not working in India. It’s not working there. We’ll see what happens.

Why shouldn’t one billion Hindus have a Hindu nation? There is no country in the world that has Hinduism as official religion.

Religious conversions and by extension, secularism is a form of colonization.

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lukan1y ago· 3 in thread

It is working in europe.

Yes, there are people who want many european states to become officially christian again. But they are a minority and hopefully stay that.

I am fine with small states choosing a official religion. People can then more easily choose to also get away.

But not a big continent, or a country as big as whole india. Because that creates tension as many do not want their life dominated by a religion they do not believe in.

jelliclesfarmOP1y ago

What do you mean ‘it’s working in Europe?

The dominant and official state religion in Europe is mostly Christianity.

[..]Europe

Christianity (Eastern Orthodox)

1. Belarus 2. Bulgaria 3. Cyprus 4. Georgia 5. Greece 6. Moldova 7. Montenegro 8. North Macedonia 9. Russia 10. Serbia

Christianity (Roman Catholicism)

1. Andorra 2. Austria 3. Belgium 4. Bosnia and Herzegovina (also Islam) 5. Croatia 6. Czech Republic 7. France 8. Hungary 9. Italy 10. Latvia 11. Lithuania 12. Luxembourg 13. Malta 14. Monaco 15. Poland 16. Portugal 17. Slovakia 18. Slovenia 19. Spain 20. Switzerland

Christianity (Protestantism)

1. Denmark 2. Estonia 3. Finland 4. Germany 5. Iceland 6. Netherlands 7. Norway 8. Sweden 9. United Kingdom (Anglican)

Mixed/Other

1. Albania (Islam and Christianity) 2. Kosovo (Islam and Christianity) [..]

norw0236231y ago

I am from Norway, and we don't have an official state religion, although christianity is the largest religion. We used to have a church that was administered by the government (statskirke), but was separated from the government. The King is no longer the (symbolic) leader of the church, although he is a member of it still.

Even when Norway had an official state church, other religions were free to practice and was even sponsored by the government. All religions and faiths get the same financial support based on the number of members.

There's even at least one Hindu temple that I know of that receive financial support on equal terms.

It makes me question your other "facts"

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dr_dshiv1y ago

“Of the Union's 27 states, only three have an official state religion, these being Denmark (Church of Denmark), Greece (Church of Greece), and Malta (Catholic Church).” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_European_Union

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lukan1y ago· 3 in thread

It is working in europe.

Yes, there are people who want many european states to become officially christian again. But they are a minority and hopefully stay that.

I am fine with small states choosing a official religion. People can then more easily choose to also get away.

But not a big continent, or a country as big as whole india. Because that creates tension as many do not want their life dominated by a religion they do not believe in.

jelliclesfarmOP1y ago

What do you mean ‘it’s working in Europe?

The dominant and official state religion in Europe is mostly Christianity.

[..]Europe

Christianity (Eastern Orthodox)

1. Belarus 2. Bulgaria 3. Cyprus 4. Georgia 5. Greece 6. Moldova 7. Montenegro 8. North Macedonia 9. Russia 10. Serbia

Christianity (Roman Catholicism)

Christianity (Protestantism)

1. Denmark 2. Estonia 3. Finland 4. Germany 5. Iceland 6. Netherlands 7. Norway 8. Sweden 9. United Kingdom (Anglican)

Mixed/Other

1. Albania (Islam and Christianity) 2. Kosovo (Islam and Christianity) [..]

norw0236231y ago

There's even at least one Hindu temple that I know of that receive financial support on equal terms.

It makes me question your other "facts"

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dr_dshiv1y ago

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