RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it?
July 2, 2015 at 4:42 am
(This post was last modified: July 2, 2015 at 4:43 am by Huggy Bear.)
(July 2, 2015 at 4:16 am)Cato Wrote:(July 2, 2015 at 3:43 am)Huggy74 Wrote: *emphasis mine*
Do you agree with that definition?
If that is what secularism is, then DENMARK'S GOVERNMENT IS CLEARLY NOT SECULAR.
Got it?
I'll make this easy and play by your rules. Show me where Denmark enforces Christian rules and dogmas on the body politic; per the definition you chose to use. I imagine this is going to be hard for you knowing that only 5% of the population goes to church, Denmark has elected five openly atheist Prime Ministers, and the one party that overtly proclaims its religious affiliation hasn't held a seat in the legislature since 2001.
Show you where Denmark enforces Christian rules and dogmas on the body politic? Fail to read the whole definition? Now who's being dishonest? the full sentence was "It prevents a state mandated religion from either existing or enforcing it's rules and dogmas on the body politic." Key words being "either" and "or"
You do realize Denmark has a state religion right, so by that definition it is not secular,
once again
(January 3, 2015 at 8:58 pm)Pandæmonium Wrote: Secularism Gurantees what ive highlighted you suggest in the above post. It gives people the ability to chose a religion (or no-religion) without the state choosing for then. It prevents a state mandated religion from either existing or enforcing it's rules and dogmas on the body politic.Denmark does indeed choose a religion for it's citizens by making them a member of the church of Denmark at birth.
http://www.trincoll.edu/depts/csrpl/rinv...enmark.htm
Quote:• According to the constitution (§ 54), the Lutheran-evangelic Church is the Danish People’s Church (“Folkekirke”), and is, as such, supported by the State, which means that the Lutheran-evangelic religion and its institutions and churches are given a favored place among religions in Danish society. All tax-paying citizens, regardless of their personal religious beliefs, thus contribute to the priests and bishops of the “Folkekirke.”
• Practically all citizens are automatically born as members of the “Folkekirke.” Not to be so demands that the citizens take the initiative to leave the church. At present 83 percent of the Danish population belong to the “Folkekirke.”