Re:China Expands Research Funding, Luring U.S. Scientists an...
by gowld on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @07:27PM
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The US state is officially atheist, yet somehow requires people to be non-atheist to become a govt official. There has been only one avowed atheist in Congress in recent memory, and several more who felt necessary to lie about being non-atheist.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/19/atheists-in-congre...
Several US states are in fact officially theist and requires the same to become a govt official (despite apparently violating the US Constitution.)
https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2009/12/15/which-states-...
Re:China Expands Research Funding, Luring U.S. Scientists an...
by yourbandsucks on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @06:45PM
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China is officially communist, officially a republic. Actually neither.
As far as atheism goes, the government propaganda under Xi has been including a lot of Taoist imagery and references lately, from what I understand.
What I'm saying is that they're people and demonization serves nobody. I'm also saying that the demonization I've seen lately from the tech industry correlates negatively with actual knowledge of the country.
and which one of these states is officially atheist and requires the same to become a govt official?
realize oversimplification is a problem, but false equivalence also runs both ways.
there is likely room in the middle, which perhaps is what you are saying..