its the same with movies and video games people getting chopped up fountains of blood yeah why not but put a swear word in ooooh big no no

That's pretty much the case in whole Europe.

The strangest thing is the number of american, especially on Quora, that think that without a God there is no morality. I'm Catholic, but I try to do good things because it is more beautiful that doing bad things, not because I fear the punishment in this or the other life...

If you need religion to be a good person then you are not a good person.

There are quite enough americans who claim to be "christians" and a lot of them get elected to positions, who want this country to become a theocracy. These right-wing conservatives are trying to take rights away from anyone who is not a bible-thumping christian. Abortion, women's rights, LGBTQIA2S+, even reading any book that isn't christian enough, or that mentions Abortion, women's rights, LGBTQIA2S+. There was even a book that was banned because the author's last name was "Gay" Me, as an athiest, this stuff scares me, Just be a good person, don't just read a few parts of some book and misinterpret stuff to deny rights that you don't like.

American here, and I’ve witnessed a dangerous rise in white Christian nationalism during my lifetime. It’s getting worse, and they’re gaining more power. Look around- they’re using quotes and principles from their Bible to justify outlawing abortion, contraceptives, LBGTQ+ rights; to condemn immigrants and other religions; and to worship power and $$$. There is absolutely NOTHING Christ-like about these fake “god, guns, and freeeeeedom” hypocrites. “Christianity” is simply the tool they use to gain power and to stay in control, all while crying that THEY are the victims, the oppressed.

I admire the Quaker way, which is that you do your best to live your values day to day. For example, here in the UK if they're called as a witness in a trial, they don't swear to tell the truth as that implies they might not at other times.

Nick Clegg (former leader of the then third-biggest political party in the UK) famously said "We don't do God". And it wasn't a big deal.

I gave up on religion in my teenage years. So much hate, so much blood. Especially followers of Christ. That poor fellow would be horrified so see what they've done over the years. Not for me.

I think politicians here in America claim to be religious because they are pandering to those types of people for votes...It's not they most of them are actually religious. You an 100% tell by their behavior..

Well, allegedly, it's "One nation under god..." I'm from the UK and have lived in the US for 30 years and rarely encounter a religious zealot. There are regional difference, though (e.g. the Bible Belt).

About fifteen years back Jean-Michel Javault, a green politician in Belgium, had to make a kind of coming out for believing in god, because it's so unusual here.

7 States Still Have Bans on Atheists Holding Office : Maryland, Arkansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.

To this Panda, a Catholic as well, Christianity is just a proverbial guideline/reminder of who I am as a person but what defines me are my actions, first and foremost. I do believe in a power-that-be up there but that's not why I try to be what I consider a decent human being. I do that because I want the world to be a better place and also I may the the one needing aid sometime down the line. Sorry to have to say this, but whenever I read about Americans claiming all who don't believe in God are sinners, I find myself boiling on the inside because quite honestly, who are we to judge? We will all meet the end of life's journey eventually and we all know where we need to be then so worry about that later instead and live right and true for the moment.

It depends on what part. In New England, bringing up religion at all is rude, and providing information about your beliefs is quite an intimate disclosure. So very much an overshare if you don't know the person well. In the Midwest they straight up ask you if you go to church. Very shocking, on par with asking someone what kid of underwear they prefer.

Turns out the Archbishop of Canterbury isn't a particularly good Christian. (Resigned after scandal November 2024)

It's definitely regional in the US.

Americans are holier than thou.

waiiiiiiiiiit, i thought europeans were religious

It would seem that Americans are brainwashed from birth. Religion and patriotism are deep-planted seeds.

In america it's considered rude to constantly announce yourself as atheist, evangelical, catholic, Muslim, Jewish. Mostly we try to avoid antagonizing our coworkers and neighbors

European in US and was really surprised with how religious and church going people are. Of course, not everyone/

About 3% of England is truly Christian and as few people embrace other faiths, from what I’ve heard in the past decade. What are the statistics now, out of curiosity?

Make no mistake, we need to cull this herd. They pay lip service for dumb people to vote for them.

its been a few weeks since Bored pandas stupid US Bad Europe good Threads. f*****g waste of time.

i really hate what i call the psuedo-puritanical attitude america has about nudity. growing up, my mom was very much a prude when it came to nudity and i made the decision that i would not raise my child in the same manner. turned out to be a good thing as i have an only son and when i became incapacitated for a while he was the only person i had to help me with all of my self care. i know that some people thought it was weird that we are so comfy with each other but once you realize that the body is just a body sexuality doesn't become an issue.

I was shocked when I learned that many employees in the US don't even have contracts.

A shower of bastards.

This is the strangest list. Listen, children in the US walk to school all the time. There are some that don't/can't, but walking/bike riding to school is still very much a thing. My partner & I have lived in the US for a while, and our old house was near a school. I guarantee every morning the streets were filled with all the little neighborhood crumb-snatchers hoofing it to school.

I would love to live somewhere where religion doesn’t matter and never comes up in conversations. I live with my boyfriend of 23 years and I lied to the elderly couple across the street that we’re married and Christian, as it was easier than listening to lectures on morality and living in sin and/or dealing with attempts at “converting” us (I’m entirely non-religious.) It’s already bad enough here that my boyfriend isn’t white and I am - we get nasty looks and sometimes outright harassment from some of the older residents here.

I'm moving to Finland immediately.

Right to roam roughly boils down to: you're allowed to freely explore, as long as you respect the environment, the land and any specific boundaries or restrictions that are in place, as far as I know.

As an American I have not once seen this happen in a grocery store...

You should share an elevator with my parents. Shock therapy guaranteed.

The Irish/Scots (both have pubs) will also kick you out if you yell at them in their own pub instead of putting up with the bûllshit

In my experience, only few people still do that.

Only in America is it easier to buy a gun than a Kinder egg. Guess which one Walmart sells?

Oh, I remember doing a 'dropping' when I was 12! I was equal parts excited and terrified (and soaked because of course it was raining).

Wait - the guy was freaking out because a girl was sitting on his boyfriend's lap? Or did the OP mean 'her' boyfriend's lap. Because those are very different situations.

Yes, the homeschooling part! It is super weird to me that people who can barely manage their life can decide to homeschool their children andcteach them a lot of mumpitz. We have mandatory curriculums and you have to pass certain tests ever so often to finish school. And not every Tweedledee can call themself teacher.

To be so ashamed and concerned about your own body is inconceivable to me. The doctor has seen every size and shape of body, yours is no different. The fact that children in the US (and increasingly in the UK) are being trained to have this hangup is so sad.