richardhutnik on 10 June 2012
| haxxiy said: I don't think it is either, however, it would seem like welfare is somewhat correlated to the diminishment of the importance of religion. See the germanic countries or the communist block. Maybe the state subconsciously starts to take the place of God as a sort of caretaker and provider? Mmm. Way off topic, but... |
The Communists in power in Russia had specifically targeted churches there, to limit their ability to influencing by forbidding them from doing charity work. It was a way to undermine the church's power and influence.
