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That would be shortsighted. Religious though has been on the decline for centuries. Driving it underground and radicalizing it just empowers the bad actors.
Germany handles religion in a fine way. Kirchensteuer is a tax you pay directly out of your paycheck to your registered church. You can opt out of paying this tax by dropping your church registration. If this system was adopted in the US you would see far less people who identify as “religious”.
The only example you call out doesn’t even ban religion. It’s restricted in China and I think the Uyghur population there can explain that it’s not sunshine and rainbows.
'China’s constitution says ordinary citizens enjoy “freedom of religious beliefs” and the government officially recognizes five religions: Buddhism, Catholicism, Islam, Protestantism and Daoism (also called Taoism). ’
There won’t be a civil war. America we’ll just let whatever happens happen. People we’ll protest on weekends and say my job I need my job I can’t actually do anything meaningful.
Americans are cowards I know they have made fun of the French for being in the past but now it’s Americans. Look what the French did for increasing retirement age.
Now compare to Americans falling into facisim.
When the pendulum swings back we need to permanently ban organized religon.
It’s the main tool used by the Federalist Society to perpetuate their beleifs.
That would be shortsighted. Religious though has been on the decline for centuries. Driving it underground and radicalizing it just empowers the bad actors.
Germany handles religion in a fine way. Kirchensteuer is a tax you pay directly out of your paycheck to your registered church. You can opt out of paying this tax by dropping your church registration. If this system was adopted in the US you would see far less people who identify as “religious”.
I don’t want the government aiding their money collection.
I can appreciate its being monitored more closely. American churches have a significant untraceable cash trail.
Nah just ban it
There are already lots of countries that ban organized religon, and it’s worked out great.
Ok. I’ll bite. What countries aside from North Korea ban organized religion?
China is maybe the most successful
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/feature/religious-restrictions-around-the-world/
The only example you call out doesn’t even ban religion. It’s restricted in China and I think the Uyghur population there can explain that it’s not sunshine and rainbows.
'China’s constitution says ordinary citizens enjoy “freedom of religious beliefs” and the government officially recognizes five religions: Buddhism, Catholicism, Islam, Protestantism and Daoism (also called Taoism). ’
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/10/23/10-things-to-know-about-chinas-policies-on-religion/
Genocide has nothing to do with banning religion.
I hate China too but this is a stretch.
In china you can privately follow whatever beleif you want.
But they also keep that garbage out of the public.
Banning religion is never going to happen under this constitution.
After the civil war that we’re all barrelling towards, absolutely.
You’ll never ban religion, but it can be treated like the business that it is, with regulations, taxes, training, licensing, etc.
There’s nothing in the constitution that requires preists get to con people
Plenty of countries have already banned organized religion and it turned out great.
There won’t be a civil war. America we’ll just let whatever happens happen. People we’ll protest on weekends and say my job I need my job I can’t actually do anything meaningful. Americans are cowards I know they have made fun of the French for being in the past but now it’s Americans. Look what the French did for increasing retirement age. Now compare to Americans falling into facisim.
That’s not a pendulum swinging back, that’s a genocide.