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Many Canadians now believe Catholicism, evangelical Christianity and Islam are more damaging to society than beneficial, a new survey shows, as people across the country continue to turn their backs on religion.
A new Angus Reid survey, released Monday, has shone a light on perceptions of certain religions in post-pandemic Canada, at a time when religiosity in the country is already at an all-time low.
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Apart from less religion, we also don’t worship weaponry to the extent that Americans do.
NostraDumbass
Level 7
Apr 18, 2022
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Yes, some of us Americans find gun worship pretty disturbing.
What else can one expect when in a Religious belief, Chrustianity (sorry deliberate typo, christianity) is founded upon an ASSUMED Leader who states, " Think not that I have come to bring Peace, for I have come bearing the Weapons of War and I shall set Son against Father, Brother against Brother....."
Ask yourselves that, are those the words of a Herald of Love and Peace or the words of a Harbinger of Death, Destruction and Hatred ?
Triphid
Level 9
Apr 18, 2022
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Actually they sound a lot like the words of Donald Trump. A harbinger of death, destruction and hatred if ever there was one.
If I were King immigration would be banned for any religious person. They would have to get a temporary approval card, carefully report any business transactions made within this nation, and be quickly deported for proselytizing or trying to create a Church. Seriously. All nationalities would be welcome but if any tried to import religion I would remove them.
rainmanjr
Level 8
Apr 18, 2022
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Exactly what Christian Nationalist would love to put in place. 
I totally sympathize with the sentiment, but in practice it just wouldn't fly.
@Flyingsaucesir It would in my Kingdom. I'm in full agreement with what China is doing.
@rainmanjr We shall see how that turns out...if we live that long 
@OldMetalHead Giving ultimate loyalty to a being other than the state is sacrilegious for a politician. Some use religion, as an opiate, but business and law (which is also business) are state products. Defending the state from enemy's (which is how China sees religion) is proper. Altruistic? I do not place stock in such an idea. All life ultimately operates for its own benefit so one would expect a god to do the same so such loyalty might be destructive for the state.
@OldMetalHead That is a political complaint aside from the subject of what to do about dogmatic religion. I would not want the greater aspect of Xi's agenda but I see no other way to deal with a disease as ingrained as dogmatic religion.
Like Europe, they are evolving as we in the US go in reverse.
Barnie2years
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Apr 18, 2022
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Merci beaucoup.
@NostraDumbass de rien!
I think the Canadians have got it right. "Religion poisons everything," to quote the late great Christopher Hitchens.
Flyingsaucesir
Level 8
Apr 18, 2022
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I agree with that group, many religious sects are dangerous, degrading, and dehumanizing.
Beowulfsfriend
Level 9
Apr 18, 2022
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I agree whole-heartedly and add that imo the ONLY Good Religion is a Dead Religion.
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