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Susie Boffin
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02-23-2006 20:24
I just learned something new from NBC's coverage of the Olympics. They were talking about Turkey's ice skating hopefu, Tugba, who is trying so hard despite being from a Moslem country.
When did Turkey become a Moslem country? I know the majority of citizens adhere to that faith but what does that have to do with anything? Last I heard they had a non-sectarian government.
Does that make the US of A a christian country?
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Gabe Lippmann
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02-23-2006 20:27
They are talking heads, what do you expect?
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Cid Jacobs
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02-23-2006 21:00
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David Cartier
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02-24-2006 11:01
From: Susie Boffin I just learned something new from NBC's coverage of the Olympics. They were talking about Turkey's ice skating hopefu, Tugba, who is trying so hard despite being from a Moslem country.
When did Turkey become a Moslem country? I know the majority of citizens adhere to that faith but what does that have to do with anything? Last I heard they had a non-sectarian government.
Does that make the US of A a christian country? Turkey is officially a secular state, since its founding in the 1920s, though it is something like 94% Moslem. There is nothing inherently wrong with having an official state religion. Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands Greece and Russia all have state religions and most of them are known for maintaining a great deal of religious freedom. The United States are for all intents and purposes heavily influenced by Judeo-Christian morality and thought, though we could realistically not have a state religion here, as there is currently no religious majority of more than about 40%. |