You'll forgive me if I give a finger heartily in her direction. Scandinavia is much hated by conservatives in America, see. Because we're peaceful and quiet and socialist and somehow manage to be economically sucessful too, which is a bit of a bugger if you consider capitalism the only good way. And we've legalized gay marriage without our socities falling apart. Clearly all great crimes. I was ever so charmed when one American told me legalizing gay marriage had turned all Scandinavian women into bed-hopping hos who cared more about their own pleasure than their kids. And also, we were all turning into pet-raping lots.
Just warms my heart, it does.
In reality, a majority of Scandinavians believe in God. (Though I don't, as you've gathered. But 88% of Norwegians are a member of our state church, so I do not represent any majority.) It's just here, we consider religion a private matter. We don't need to wave it around like a pom-pom. In the US, religion is much more public, but since when is it a crime to be different to America?
/rage Right. Sorry. I've gotten shit like that before, you might've noticed from the rather annoyed attitude.
And I most pissed at Phelps and other hateful, ignorant fucks getting essential a reward for being arseholes. I certainly wouldn't wish to see them at the funerals. I just worry they'll now do stuff like that again.
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Date: 2006-10-07 12:51 am (UTC)Just warms my heart, it does.
In reality, a majority of Scandinavians believe in God. (Though I don't, as you've gathered. But 88% of Norwegians are a member of our state church, so I do not represent any majority.) It's just here, we consider religion a private matter. We don't need to wave it around like a pom-pom. In the US, religion is much more public, but since when is it a crime to be different to America?
/rage Right. Sorry. I've gotten shit like that before, you might've noticed from the rather annoyed attitude.
And I most pissed at Phelps and other hateful, ignorant fucks getting essential a reward for being arseholes. I certainly wouldn't wish to see them at the funerals. I just worry they'll now do stuff like that again.