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Toronto and Vancouver are different parts of the country but they have a collective "feeling" that say Vancouver and Seattle do not have despite being closer together. No matter what, nationality ties things together. Hard to describe..if you're perceptive and have spent lots of time in both countries, than you'd know what I mean.
Demographically, the two cities are similar, and also you have a large amount of movement between the two, especially with like celebrities.
I do think the younger people in more rural parts of Canada, such as rural Ontario, don't seem as Americanized though. There are people under 20 who still have strong accents there!
You have to understand where both of those aspects come from. They were both ingrained in the US from the country's earliest days. Those are two aspects (much more so the religious fervour aspect) that has had much less of a development in canada than in the us.
As for just religion, seeing as the US itself is actually becoming less religious it's unlikely any imported religion awakening will end up taking place in canada.
You have to understand where both of those aspects come from. They were both ingrained in the US from the country's earliest days. Those are two aspects (much more so the religious fervour aspect) that has had much less of a development in canada than in the us.
As for just religion, seeing as the US itself is actually becoming less religious it's unlikely any imported religion awakening will end up taking place in canada.
That's a good point. I think that while about 70% of Americans are religious, the percentage probably drops to about 60% when you're only talking about the 2/3 of Americans that are younger than 50 and thus the foreseeable future of this country. If you're talking say, people under 50 in the West and Northeast US it's probably only about 50% if not even lower. Young people even teens in the Midwest and South still seem pretty religious though I'm sure even in that demographic irreligion is growing, the Amazing Atheist for example is from Louisiana.
Do you think any of the 'ugly' aspects of America, like materialism and militant Christianity are seeping into Canadian culture?
Militant Christianity? Where did you come up with that one? Christians are considered a scourge in secular Canadian society...We are loathed. Canada has become so secular that most do not even know what Christianity really is....Materialism exists everywhere...we live in a material world. You ask about Canadian culture- there really is no culture...It's just a strange grey soup...that most tolerate and are forced to swallow. Militant and aggressive atheism is "seeping" into Canadian culture....If you believe in anything at all...You had better keep your mouth shut...or you will find yourself unemployable...and in social exile.
Muslims who take advantage of our liberalism and political correctness...are gaining more power- They set up prayer rooms in public schools and are supported by the state...Christians and Jew are pounced on by this liberal entity...and are considered things of the past that should be gotten rid of... As for being more like "ugly" America...we have a clean and attractive face...but the body of Canadian society is filthy...You so much as say that you find gays unpleasant...You are out of a job...Recently a ball player wrote a gay slur on his eye black to **** off other players...The fined him 80 thousand dollars and donated the money to some special interest gay group....No- Canada is twice as "ugly" as America...we just have better makeup artists.
I think, the culture of "militant Christianity" in the US will pretty much die out with the baby boomer generation.
The title or the name "Christian" might die out with the baby boomers...but the values of this mindset will still persist through our children...for generations to come- so you can forget that....One of my daughters works for an NGO...she herself might not consider herself a "Christian"..but she is one- and has the purpose and the value of one...She generates hundreds of thousands of dollars that help children and families all over the world...If it were not for me the baby booming militant Christian..She would not exist in her present state and the world would be worse off---It's the militant atheists that you should worry about.
The title or the name "Christian" might die out with the baby boomers...but the values of this mindset will still persist through our children...for generations to come- so you can forget that....One of my daughters works for an NGO...she herself might not consider herself a "Christian"..but she is one- and has the purpose and the value of one...She generates hundreds of thousands of dollars that help children and families all over the world...If it were not for me the baby booming militant Christian..She would not exist in her present state and the world would be worse off---It's the militant atheists that you should worry about.
Chill out. I was not predicting the end of Christianity. Don't take the name "Christian" out of context of my post. In addition, Christian and Christian are two different things, if you know what I mean. Religion and faith are two different things. I'm not sure which one is YOU are talking about. And, there is also extremism in every religion. And it can be very dangerous even if meant with best intentions.
I think, you completely missed my point.
In any case, the expression "militant Christianity" may mean totally different things for you, for me or for anybody else.
By the way, there is someting "militant" about your post(s).
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Chill out. I was not predicting the end of Christianity. Don't take the name "Christian" out of context of my post. In addition, Christian and Christian are two different things, if you know what I mean. Religion and faith are two different things. I'm not sure which one is YOU are talking about. And, there is also extremism in every religion. And it can be very dangerous even if meant with best intentions.
I think, you completely missed my point.
In any case, the expression "militant Christianity" may mean totally different things for you, for me or for anybody else.
By the way, there is someting "militant" about your post(s).
Militant? Yah - it's more like malicious in my case..but my intentions are good...atheism is growing as a religion..Those who embrace it imagine themselves as being more sophisticated..and progressive...Yet most atheists that I have met know almost nothing about ancient knowledge..They like to have cute phrases like "sky god" and imagine themselves as intellectuals. Maybe what you meant by "militant" Christians are the fanatics..who do not grasp the ancient concepts fully and belong to Christian cults. I have a brother in law like that....He goes out of his way to justify his greed and selfishness through his all deserving Christianity...The kind of son that tosses his dying mother a 100 bucks and walks away whispering "infidel"...
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