Zappykins said:
the2real4mafol said:
Zappykins said:
It is really disgusting. I think Russia is worse than before - government dictatorships are bad, but when you throw in religious theocracy into dictatorship that is even worse. Religion and government should always be separate.
Shame on Russia! And same on the Orthodox Church that is causing these problems.
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That's how Russia was before the communist revoultion of 1917. But the only difference is they had a tsar then with the tsar, the army and the Russian Orthdox Church having most of the power (despite being only 2% of the people!) The church had a lot of influence back then and it appears they still do! That's why i said Russia hasn't changed because it literally hasn't. Putin is the new tsar, pretty much.
But good for Madonna anyway
Also, i doubt government and religion will separate in Russia. ( has it really in america though? i don't think so) it's quite lucky they have separated in most European and far east Asian countries to be honest
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Good point.
Some of us are sure trying, but the theocrats seem to be driven by telling people what to do, and taking away civil rights. I guess they need more games. 
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Nah, it totally has seperated n the US.
Outside of argueably some hate crime laws.
Seperation of Church and state means that the government shall not push laws that promtoe one religion over another.
I'm not sure where people got the idea that "People can't make laws based on their religious expierences, ideals."
That's not what Thomas Jefferson intended in his letter. (Which isn't even actually a part of the consitution.)
If that was the case, shit like welfare would be illegal. Really it'd be imossible to do most the laws we have now.
This is in direct contrast to the current russia that specifically promotes a specific religion.
