Comments by "LancesArmorStriking" (@LancesArmorStriking) on "What if the Handmaid's Tale Actually Happened?" video.
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@geetee2392
You really wanna tell me that Evangelicals successfully putting the Ten Commandments' tablets into courthouses and state capitols around the country doesn't worry you?
The insistence of millions of Americans that creationism be taught in schools and evolution be outlawed?
The promotion of (here's a secret: they're largely Christian) charter schools, by the Secretary of Education?
Or the recent attempted appeal of abortion (irrespective of your view on that, the power of religious movements to reverse political decisions?
Or the politicians promoting America as a Christian nation, insisting our laws are based in 'Judeo-Christian' values?
I also don't think it's accurate to put either religion into a vacuum. Radicalization doesn't come about solely by the merit of a religion's doctrine (not to say that it doesn't contribute at all, but): Context matters.
Iran was set to transition into a secular society until its Prime Minister was overthrown in 1953, followed by decades of forced Western-style rule, causing a religious backlash.
Indonesia is a relatively free country, with the largest population of Muslims on Earth.
Saudi Arabia is showing signs of secularization, though time will tell if the current Prince is deposed for this.
My point is, history matters, and extreme dogma is often a defense mechanism in the face of a threat to survival. 'Christian' nations also happen to be wealthy, and had longer periods of time to develop secular culture (the Franks' old civilization, vs. the Bedouin tribes being united for the first time in their history, by Muhammad).
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