tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post5694825800025606178..comments2024-03-16T05:00:38.826-04:00Comments on Egnorance: Guess which two (ir)religions are the world's worst persecutors of religion...mregnorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-67089022785598791132011-11-22T09:47:45.435-05:002011-11-22T09:47:45.435-05:00bachfield said
"Atheism is just the assertio...bachfield said<br /><br />"Atheism is just the assertion that there's no evidence for the existence of a god."<br /><br />I have seen the definition of Atheism as the belief there is no god and the denial of Gods existence but you are just making up your definition.<br /><br />To say that that state enforced Atheism has nothing to do with Atheism is a funny type of reasoning, You could call it Atheist logic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-4588801504309651852011-11-13T18:02:54.322-05:002011-11-13T18:02:54.322-05:00Cekmejt (I won't bother putting the accent on ...Cekmejt (I won't bother putting the accent on the 'C', it's too much trouble),<br /><br />I don't worship Richard Dawkins. I just think that he's right on many things and wrong on some things. It's just that he's right much more often than he's wrong.<br /><br />Whereas Michael in his threads is wrong many more times than he's right.<br /><br />Richard Dawkins is credible, Michael Egnor is just not credible, if not incredible ...bachfiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14752055891882312204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-73163018679213432762011-11-13T17:42:05.107-05:002011-11-13T17:42:05.107-05:00@bachfiend
If atheism is not a religion, why do y...@bachfiend<br /><br />If atheism is not a religion, why do you worship Richard Dawkins?Čekmejthttp://defiledcurator.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/jesus-lol-2.jpgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-1665706690411206402011-11-13T17:37:33.502-05:002011-11-13T17:37:33.502-05:00Michael,
Also, your Google skills (or even readin...Michael,<br /><br />Also, your Google skills (or even reading comprehension skills) aren't very good.<br /><br />The link to Amazon.com you posted lists 3,023 results not 3,337 books for an American customer. The 3,023 results include hardcover books, paperbacks, Kindle editions, Audible audiobooks, and others. There's several different formats for the same book, so you're over-counting.bachfiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14752055891882312204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-53411576608160721902011-11-13T15:58:59.580-05:002011-11-13T15:58:59.580-05:00@bach:
You: [I asked for the title of one recent...@bach:<br /><br />You: [I asked for the title of one recent book that treats the 'ideology of atheism' because I don't think that there is such a thing]<br /><br />Me: [Any book that treats atheism at book length treats atheism as an ideology.] <br /><br />Obviously your Google skills aren't up to par.<br /><br />Here are 3,337 books:<br /><br /> http://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?ref%5F=nb%5Fsb%5Fnoss&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=atheism&x=15&y=20&rd=1mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-17689917927691227232011-11-13T08:40:25.346-05:002011-11-13T08:40:25.346-05:00bach:
[Name one recent book presenting atheism as...bach:<br /><br />[Name one recent book presenting atheism as an ideology.]<br /><br />Any book that treats atheism at book length treats atheism as an ideology. <br /><br />All basic metaphysical opinions-- there is no God, Jesus is God, Allah is God, etc have intellectual consequences. Taken together, those consequences constitute an ideology. <br /><br />Believing Jesus is God gives rise to several different ideological variants-- Catholicism, Lutheranism, gnosticism, etc. <br /><br />Believing there is no God gives rise to materialism and to subjectivism regarding moral values, and several variants-- communism, secular humanism, etc. <br /><br />Inference to atheism matters, just as inference to Christianity matters. What amazes me is the reluctance of atheists to explore the inferences and consequences of their belief.mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-51471255266315529102011-11-13T04:29:21.748-05:002011-11-13T04:29:21.748-05:00Michael,
Name one recent book presenting atheism ...Michael,<br /><br />Name one recent book presenting atheism as an ideology.<br /><br />Atheism is just the assertion that there's no evidence for the existence of a god.<br /><br />I don't have to accept responsibility for the crimes of Stalin or Mao because I'm not a Communist.bachfiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14752055891882312204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-74772028381075991072011-11-12T22:15:31.181-05:002011-11-12T22:15:31.181-05:00@bach:
Atheism is obviously an ideology. There ha...@bach:<br /><br />Atheism is obviously an ideology. There have been many books published of late on the ideology of atheism-- evidence-based, reason, skepticism, etc. <br /><br />You can't slither out of accountability for atheist government claiming that it's not an ideology. <br /><br />"State atheism" is a well-recognized ideology of government.mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-38710704674503479782011-11-12T22:09:49.428-05:002011-11-12T22:09:49.428-05:00Michael,
No. Totalitarian governments have an id...Michael,<br /><br />No. Totalitarian governments have an ideology. Even the Wikipedia article you link to agrees. Communism is an ideology. National Socialism is an ideology. Christianity is an ideology. Islam is an ideology.<br /><br />Atheism is an ideology in the same way that non-stamp collecting is a hobby.bachfiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14752055891882312204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-89991732699599771742011-11-12T20:25:35.550-05:002011-11-12T20:25:35.550-05:00@iko:
[Today the world has more people that a cen...@iko:<br /><br />[Today the world has more people that a century ago. I would be fairer to calculate in terms of percentage, and when you do, you’ll find out the Christian massacres were infinitely larger in scope and savagery.]<br /><br />Christian governments have participated in plenty of massacres. But also many liberal democracies. Christianity is not monolithic. <br /><br />Atheist governments have always been totalitarian. It is the monolithic evil of atheism that is appalling.mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-46342665119527984192011-11-12T19:10:26.328-05:002011-11-12T19:10:26.328-05:00To Egnor and crusadeRex
That the majorities of Eu...To Egnor and crusadeRex<br /><br />That the majorities of Europeans are atheist has been documented endlessly. The churches are emptying year by year. Yes, there are still believers, but it’s thinning out. Here none of our political leaders begin or end speeches mentioning God. When the European constitution was written, the Vatican tried to include God, somewhere, but we didn’t agree, much to the Popes dissatisfaction. We have same sex marriage and they adopt children etc. That is only fair. <br /><br /><br />As to the roll of the church in Argentina - <br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/17/world/americas/17iht-argentina.1.7531520.html<br /><br /><br />http://www.desaparecidos.org/arg/iglesia/vatican.html<br /><br />(By the way, I haven't noticed any comments from you demanding accountability from any communist regime, whose homicide dwarfs anything Pinocet ever did. I guess you atheists stick together.)<br /><br />(NOTE – Pinochet is Chile, not Argentina !)<br /><br />What the Communist governments did was appalling. It was on such a scale of horror it is unforgivable. My argument isn’t that I’m defending them, rather I suggest terror, this cowardice, is – unfortunately – human nature. <br /><br /><br />Also Dr. Egnor, when you compare numbers, you have to adjust the population to the period. Today the world has more people that a century ago. I would be fairer to calculate in terms of percentage, and when you do, you’ll find out the Christian massacres were infinitely larger in scope and savagery.Iko Ouro Pretohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599830041028902667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-90396534301551913942011-11-12T15:14:55.946-05:002011-11-12T15:14:55.946-05:00"In Denmark, as in France and most of Europe,..."In Denmark, as in France and most of Europe, it is against the law for censors to ask your religious affiliation." <br />Is it? I am not familiar with Danish census law. According to the genealogy sites I looked at the question has been listed since the mid 1800's. I does not matter anyway. See below. <br /><br />"Thus the 80 % mark is based on other sources, baptism being one amongst them."<br />Okay then, you are suggesting that in the 2011 yearly census of births registers that 80% of parents baptised their children in the National religion. So they must therefore be active members of that church. <br />I mean honestly Iko, why would Atheists attend a church, take religious lessons, and have their child baptised? <br />Danes are not majority Atheists. Not even close!<br />This fact, combined with the Christian Constitution and Crown, clearly prove that Denmark is NOT an Atheist State. Quite the opposite.<br /><br />"The point I wanted to make is that in Denmark, as in other European countries, the huge majority of the population are atheists, but above all, the social justices we enjoy were voted with an atheist mind set. No religion here what so ever."<br />Utter nonsense! <br />You're responding to someone who has stayed in Europe for months, not some isolated hick. <br />Most of Europe is not only religious, but openly superstitious and extremely traditionalist. I have seen it and walked and lived amongst it. <br />Maybe you mean your particular bank of the Seine is utterly atheistic? Sure. <br />Maybe. <br />Okay. <br />But don't forget your hijab if you cross the river - oh well, never mind the Couscous is good. <br />The VATICAN is in Europe, for Goodness sake. Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Poland are in Europe. <br />Ireland (both) are in Europe. I have spent weeks in Germany - a deeply religious region, once outside the sprawl. Once into the 'east', where the Soviets attempted state Atheism, you find a resurgence - a rebirth of religious fervour. The continent is rich with traditions and superstitions. Atheist? <br />No way. <br />Not even close. <br />I will concede that the UK and Scandinavian nations are very private about their faith - maybe at their own peril. But these lands are STILL Christian nations, ALL with Christian majorities. <br /><br />"Also, maybe you should consider ArgentinaThe Clergy were enthusiastically present in torture chambers, pleading the dying to give up more names, so they too could expand their ruthlessness."<br />Wow. Never heard that before. I do know clergy were killed in the civil wars and unrest in Argentina and Chile. <br /><br />"All in the name of the Almighty Lord, their saviour."<br />You know their minds and motives too? <br />I would have thought a much more earthly motive for capitulating with military governments. Survival? Power and influence? I am not so quick to run to the supernatural. <br />This discrepancy would explain why the VAST MAJORITY of all types of clergy would not dream of engaging in what you suggest. <br /><br />"Yes Egnor, the Military juntas in South America had full support for the church. You can try to wiggle yourself out of that, but the fact remains, and it is ugly."<br />Full support of Rome? I would like to see the proof for that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14739783974158130525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-58962944074246095082011-11-12T15:12:34.041-05:002011-11-12T15:12:34.041-05:00@iko:
[The point I wanted to make is that in Denm...@iko:<br /><br />[The point I wanted to make is that in Denmark, as in other European countries, the huge majority of the population are atheists]<br /><br />No. About a third are Christians, 40% are spiritual but not church-affiliated, and 19% are rigorously atheist. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Denmark)<br /><br />The only place where there are majority atheists is a locked ward. <br /><br />Your slander against the Church in South America is disgusting. The Church has fought very hard for human rights. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicariate_of_Solidarity)<br /><br />You're a bigot. <br /><br />By the way, I haven't noticed any comments from you demanding accountability from any communist regime, whose homicide dwarfs anything Pinocet ever did. I guess you atheists stick together.mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-25198532790427522802011-11-12T13:50:26.788-05:002011-11-12T13:50:26.788-05:00In Denmark, as in France and most of Europe, it is...In Denmark, as in France and most of Europe, it is against the law for censors to ask your religious affiliation. Thus the 80 % mark is based on other sources, baptism being one amongst them.<br /><br />I was also baptised, as my parents and grandparents, but none of us consider ourselves Catholics. We have never been to any mass, including Christmas. Yet, statistically we are counted as members of the Catholic Church. <br /><br />The point I wanted to make is that in Denmark, as in other European countries, the huge majority of the population are atheists, but above all, the social justices we enjoy were voted with an atheist mind set. No religion here what so ever.<br /><br />Also, maybe you should consider Argentina. The Clergy were enthusiastically present in torture chambers, pleading the dying to give up more names, so they too could expand their ruthlessness. All in the name of the Almighty Lord, their saviour. <br /><br />Yes Egnor, the Military juntas in South America had full support for the church. You can try to wiggle yourself out of that, but the fact remains, and it is ugly.Iko Ouro Pretohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599830041028902667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-68104008431159374502011-11-12T13:03:46.854-05:002011-11-12T13:03:46.854-05:00To 'belong to a Church' (of any denom) you...<i>To 'belong to a Church' (of any denom) you need to attend regular service and be confirmed. Do you, Anon?</i><br /><br />What I meant is that my name is written somewhere in the Church's records, although I don't care about it.<br /><br /><i>but all that says is your parents apparently loved you enough to include you in their spiritual life.</i><br /><br />No, they had me baptized because of tradition and probably to make a kind of party for my birth. They don't really care about religion.<br /><br /><br /><i>Are you suggesting the Danes are somehow too weak to do that? Too simple minded, perhaps? <br />Or is this about hypocrisy? If a census taker came to your door, would you identify yourself as Catholic - even as you argue for Atheism? No. Not if you have any honour (or spine). <br />But you suggest that is what 80% of Danes do? <br />What an unrealistic, snobby, elitist attitude. <br /><br />In closing: Whatever it is you're trying to say about Danes, it's not very nice, Anon.</i><br /><br />Wow, calm down. I just wanted do say that "According to official statistics from January 2011, 80.4%[115] of the population of Denmark are members of the Danish National Church" doesn't mean that these Danes are religious, and you accuse of me of being snobby and elitist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-28060924024951426282011-11-12T10:24:21.780-05:002011-11-12T10:24:21.780-05:00Mr crusader-X, Denmark ranks #3 in the world by pe...Mr crusader-X, Denmark <a href="http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_atheist.html" rel="nofollow">ranks #3</a> in the world by percentage of atheists/agnostics. <br /><br />They also have the highest minimum wage and the lowest inequality in the world. And I might add: I have never been to a place where a greater percentage of women is so good-looking (it's the anti-Australia in that regard - no offense to bach). <br /><br />Definitely a fine place to live, except for the weather.troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05136662027396943138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-49162611583542201692011-11-12T08:38:45.292-05:002011-11-12T08:38:45.292-05:00Anon wrote:
"Which means nothing in practice....Anon wrote:<br /><b>"Which means nothing in practice."</b><br />READ the comments, Anon, and you will see I was RESPONDING to another comment (by Iko) - not asserting the relative piousness of Lutherans in Denmark. <br />I am sure some tiny percent of them are total hypocrites, but by far MOST Danes seem quite sincere to me. Not a nation of liars or cowards by any stretch. Nor are they a nation of Atheists. Such a suggestion is way out of line. <br /><i>My point was clear, but I will reduce it so you can digest it: Denmark is NOT an Atheist State.</i> Denmark is a Christian Constitutional Monarchy, and the population identifies itself 80% with a SPECIFIC SECT of Christianity . <br />(IE Not general spirituality or Christian ideals, but Danish-Lutheran thinking in particular.)<br />That plain enough? Care to rebut my point? <br />I'll give you another. <br />To further, I will add that Denmark has an ancient heraldry society and it's very NATIONAL FLAG is a HUGE cross: 'The Dannenbrog'. <br />The legend has it that it was literally given to them by God during battle. It is thought by modern sceptical historians to be 300 years younger and from another battle, but it remains the OLDEST national flag in the world. <br />Look it up. <br />So.... <br />A Pre-Reformation Era Christian Monarchy, Old flag and traditions, constitutional law and governance, modern economic system and one of the best rated places to live in the world. <br />Hmmmm. <br />Quite suddenly Denmark is NOT a good argument for state Atheism. Rather Denmark becomes an argument for religious tolerance, and most specifically Christian tolerance - an argument AGAINST systems that embrace ideals like state-Atheism. <br />Compare Copenhagen with Pyongyang. In which suburbs would you prefer to dwell, Anon? <br />Having been through Denmark and grown up with, served with, and even very distantly related to Danes, I find it impossible to sit idly by and hear them so horribly misidentified. I even know a fellow (Algerian) who lived in Denmark for years as a migrant - who praises them. <br />They are PRIVATE people, not 'Atheists' by decree. They are free people. <br />Free to be as varied as they wish. This includes the right NOT to believe. A right guaranteed by a Christian Crown and Constitution. <br /><br />Anon then adds:<br /><b>"I was baptized as a catholic, so "officially" I belong to a church, but I'm absolutely not a believer."</b><br />This is irrelevant to my earlier post. <br />But what the hell? A straw man is good exercise here and there - as long as he is burned after a good lancing. <br />To 'belong to a Church' (of any denom) you need to attend regular service and be confirmed. Do you, Anon? <br />If so why on earth would you subject yourself to such bitterness? Take a break or find another house of worship, for everyone's sake! <br />If not the WTF are you on about? <br />You were baptised Catholic? Nice. But, so what? No offence intended to the baptised amongst us (myself included), but all that says is your parents apparently loved you enough to include you in their spiritual life. They blessed you from the start. You had a good foundation. A network of loving people to help you along a good path.<br />All the rest is up to you; assuming, of course, that you are an adult. <br />YOU made the choice to walk away from the Church. <br />Are you suggesting the Danes are somehow too weak to do that? Too simple minded, perhaps? <br />Or is this about hypocrisy? If a census taker came to your door, would you identify yourself as Catholic - even as you argue for Atheism? No. Not if you have any honour (or spine). <br />But you suggest that is what 80% of Danes do? <br />What an unrealistic, snobby, elitist attitude. <br /><br />In closing: Whatever it is you're trying to say about Danes, it's not very nice, Anon. You have done nothing to counter my factually based point that Denmark is NOT an Atheist state, AND You have exposed an elitist streak in your thinking. Is this snobbishness typical of 'brights' and 'free thinkers'?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14739783974158130525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-73296625998242705142011-11-12T07:21:06.475-05:002011-11-12T07:21:06.475-05:00@bach:
[(Peron was not the president of Chile)]
...@bach:<br /><br />[(Peron was not the president of Chile)]<br /><br />Yikes! I was thinking of Pinochet!<br /><br />You'd think I'd get Peron right after seeing Evita!<br /><br />Thanks for the correction.mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-5006004946497493332011-11-12T07:17:11.744-05:002011-11-12T07:17:11.744-05:00@anon:
There's a difference between atheism a...@anon:<br /><br />There's a difference between atheism as a ruling ideology (State Atheism) and the beliefs and actions of individual atheists. <br /><br />While I am no fan of the political beliefs of individual atheists I have encountered (I have never seen an atheist stand up in a real controversy to support freedom of speech or religion for a view contrary to his own), there are obviously many atheists who are decent people and who abhor many aspects of totalitarianism. <br /><br />That is a different matter entirely from State Atheism, which is always totalitarian. <br /><br />Atheism in this sense may be compared to anti-semitism. Individual anti-semites may otherwise be decent people (my grandfather, who was otherwise a good man, was anti-semitic), but anti-semitism as state policy is always horrendous.mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-73820010483728974372011-11-12T07:15:15.377-05:002011-11-12T07:15:15.377-05:00Michael,
I won't do as you suggest because yo...Michael,<br /><br />I won't do as you suggest because you're wrong. The table in the Wikipedia contrasting authoritarianism and totalaritarianism states that the first has no ideology and the second does (it agrees with me).<br /><br />And atheism doesn't have an ideology. It is the simple assertion that there is no evidence for the existence of a god.<br /><br />You're just as ignorant about history (Peron was not the president of Chile) as you are about science, logic and the meaning of words.<br /><br />You're good at swear words and paranoia though.bachfiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14752055891882312204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-45903355217843102942011-11-12T06:30:45.374-05:002011-11-12T06:30:45.374-05:00It means everything in practice. Although many Dan...<i>It means everything in practice. Although many Danes are not believers, the culture is deeply Christian. It will take many generations for Christian morals and assumptions to fade. When it does...</i><br /><br />Yeah, right. Atheists are evil, and when they're not, it's because they're not really atheists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-39116288354774444742011-11-11T20:34:57.294-05:002011-11-11T20:34:57.294-05:00@anon:
[According to official statistics from Jan...@anon:<br /><br />[According to official statistics from January 2011, 80.4%[115] of the population of Denmark are members of the Danish National Church (Den Danske Folkekirke). Which means nothing in practice.]<br /><br />It means everything in practice. Although many Danes are not believers, the culture is deeply Christian. It will take many generations for Christian morals and assumptions to fade. When it does...mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-18645759881953637832011-11-11T20:32:33.071-05:002011-11-11T20:32:33.071-05:00@bach:
[...authoritarian regimes, and that it...@bach:<br /><br /> [...authoritarian regimes, and that it's only 'atheism' that leads to 'totalitarianism'. So what are your definitions]<br /><br />For a nice discussion and a table of the differences--(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarianism)<br /><br />Briefly, authoritarian regimes leave significant aspects of civil society-- social and economic-- outside of the sphere of absolute government control.<br /> <br />Totalitarian regimes try to control every aspect of life, and leave no major portion of society outside of control. <br /><br />A typical authoritarian regime would be a South American dictatorship (e.g Chile under Peron) or a typical monarchy. <br /><br />A typical totalitarian regime would be the Khmer Rouge, the Soviet Regimes, Mao's regime, North Korea, and the Nazis. All totalitarian regimes are socialist (by the definition of socialism). All state atheism to date has been totalitarian.mregnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-28860018818147501112011-11-11T18:49:14.975-05:002011-11-11T18:49:14.975-05:00According to official statistics from January 2011...<i>According to official statistics from January 2011, 80.4%[115] of the population of Denmark are members of the Danish National Church (Den Danske Folkekirke)</i><br /><br />Which means nothing in practice.<br /><br />I was baptized as a catholic, so "officially" I belong to a church, but I'm absolutely not a believer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-39651811124458679412011-11-11T17:56:01.144-05:002011-11-11T17:56:01.144-05:00Iko wrote:
"Dr. Egnor, Denmark is also state ...Iko wrote:<br />"Dr. Egnor, Denmark is also state atheism."<br />Denmark is a constitutional Monarchy, with a Christian monarch for goodness sake. I know more than one Dane in the services. <br />State Atheism? Come on now! <br />Here is a quote the wiki entry on Denmark: <br /><b>"According to official statistics from January 2011, 80.4%[115] of the population of Denmark are members of the Danish National Church (Den Danske Folkekirke), a Lutheran church that was made the official state religion by the Constitution of Denmark. This is down 0.6% compared to the year earlier and 1.2% down compared to two years earlier. Article 6 of the Constitution states that the Royal Family must belong to this Church, though the rest of the population is free to adhere to other faiths. About 15% of the Danes do not belong to any denomination."</b><br /><br />Taken from: <br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark<br /><br />@Anon,<br />You wrote:<br />"Why does egnor (or should be ignor) ignore thousands of years of tyranny, war, persecution, oppression, rape, separation, animosity and unkind words BASED on religion alone?"<br />First I have to say it is immensely telling and amusing that 'unkind words' should be written into such litany of evils. Breathtaking naivete. <br />Secondly, I am sure the Doctor does not ignore any such thing. You may wish to reread the post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14739783974158130525noreply@blogger.com