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| From | "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.atheism |
| Subject | Re: gotta love it! |
| Date | 2015-12-10 11:22 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <dct5jgFbo1dU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <hlwdjsd2-8140B9.13325509122015@news.giganews.com> <i6ah6btl2fmcgod7nor3u0nrehi3nbpq1v@4ax.com> |
On 09/12/2015 22:20, MattB wrote: > On Wed, 09 Dec 2015 13:32:55 -0800, Jeanne Douglas > <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote: > >> "Icelanders Form New Religion Called Zuism to Protest State Support of >> Religion" >> >> >> <http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/12/08/icelanders_form_new_re >> ligion_zuism_to_protest_state_support_of_religion.html> >> >> or >> >> <http://slate.me/1lt8Upe> >> >> >> "In Iceland, individuals are required to register their religion of >> choice with the government and each year the state provides these chosen >> faiths funding from the taxes it collects from the good citizens of the >> country. That might not seem like much of a problem if you¹re an ardent >> supporter of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland, which claims >> the allegiance of nearly three-quarters of the country. But some >> citizens aren¹t too fired up about parting with the equivalent of $80 a >> year to support the more than 40 state-acknowledged religions they don¹t >> believe in, according to the Guardian. To express their displeasure, >> these folks are fighting religion with religion and have started a new >> church of sorts called Zuism to protest the state funding of its >> competitors in the faith department." >> >> >> "The religious organization of Zuism is a platform for its members to >> practise a religion of the ancient Sumerian people. Zuists fully support >> freedom of religion, and from religion, for everyone. The organization¹s >> primary objective is that the government repeal any law that grants >> religious organizations privilege, financial or otherwise, above other >> organizations. Furthermore Zuists demand that the government¹s registry >> of its citizens¹ religion will be abolished. The organization >> redistributes the government¹s annual financial support equally to all >> members of the congregationŠ The religious organization of Zuism will >> cease to exist when its objectives have been met." > > > Is this socialist religion? Mixing Religion and government always a > bad thing. > Not quite. The state does not interfere with the religion, such as appointing priests or dictating doctrine. In some countries, bishops do get to sit in the legislature, usually the upper house (like the UK). Mostly, it's a funding exercise. The church(es) outsource their tax-raising to the state.
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gotta love it! Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2015-12-09 13:32 -0800
Re: gotta love it! AsteroidSeven@yahoo.com - 2015-12-09 14:13 -0800
Re: gotta love it! MattB <trdell12345@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 14:20 -0800
Re: gotta love it! "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-12-10 11:22 +0000
Re: gotta love it! hypatiab7 <hypatiab7@comcast.net> - 2015-12-10 05:12 -0800
Re: gotta love it! MarkA <someone@somewhere.invalid> - 2015-12-10 18:47 +0000
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