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Re:Living outside America by mdda on Sunday July 01, 2012 @09:38PM (#4186843)
The /concept/ of God runs through a lot of European institutions too (for instance, the UK Queen is the head of the Church of England - no separation of church and state). However, in the US, the line gets blurred when people start to talk about /actual/ God.

The idea that someone can claim some benefit via allegiance to actual God in a political setting is pretty scary, IMHO.

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Re:Living outside America by einhverfr on Sunday July 01, 2012 @10:58PM (#4187084)
Indeed. I remember recently when Asatru was recognized as a legitimate religion in Denmark. I remember thinking "Wow, religions need government approval in Denmark?"
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Re:Living outside America by felipemnoa on Monday July 02, 2012 @12:15AM (#4187285)
I assume that anybody can invent their own religion in Denmark. Getting recognized by the state probably grants the religion some special privileges. i.e. No Taxes
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Re:Living outside America by einhverfr on Monday July 02, 2012 @12:25AM (#4187309)
In many countries it also has benefits like being able to perform legally valid weddings....
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