(July 8, 2013 at 10:39 pm)The Germans are coming Wrote: Poland is the most conservative country in Europe and alot of it if not all has to do with catholicism. If you want to understand European politics or the societies of that continent in general you have to know that there is a splitt through that continent which parts it into a catholic and protestant part of which the catholic part is poorer and more conservative.
In recent years the power of the catholic church has weekend in most parts of catholic Europe. Spain was rocked by several scandels reveiling crimes by the church during the Franco dictatorship, Ireland draw a line after the massive amount of child abuse cases were reveiled and practicaly sent the church out of politics over night.
Only Poland it seems is geting more and more crazy.
It is the only country in Europe in which monumental medieval style cathedrals are being built. Whilest in the rest of Europe, churches are being sold and redecorated into shops, restaurants and bars. Statues of Jesus pop up throughout the country and the countries right wing is continuously bluring the line set by the seperation of religion and state (unthinkable in most other European countries (actualy all)).
Recently I heard of this event:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/euro...10035.html
Quote:Followers of a charismatic Ugandan priest packed a Warsaw stadium this weekend. It wasn't just an ordinary worship ceremony, though. Father John Bashobora is famed for his talents as an exorcist.
The scenery reminded me of evangelical events in the American bible belt, in those "mega churches" that they have.
It seems like Poland is becoming an enclave of a long gone christian right wing, which has lost all it`s power everywhere else in Europe.
You know what poland needs? It needs to have one of it's neighboring countries to come in there (I don't want to use the word invade) and shake things up a bit. They need to "Oust" the current Govermental and Religious leaders and have a more "Social" minded goverment be installed in it's place. One that embraces the religion of the people at first, but what they really are doing is make small changes in that religion to it in order to "reprogram" the populace so that this new 'socially minded' goverment can indoctrin.. I mean teach the people of poland with whatever propagand.... I mean 'socially' minded concerns that this new Goverment deems Manditory..
Only if one of Poland's neighbors would be so bold as to help them into the 20th I mean 21 century, But who could 'help' (Themselves) to Poland?
