Quite right.
It's strange that a country with an explicit separation between church and state written into its founding documents produces more god-bothering nutcases than one where the head of state is also the titular head of the church.
Maybe there's something about the Anglican branch of christianity that makes its adherents more inclined towards a nice sit-down with tea and biscuits than spouting hateful vitriol on street corners.
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jonbob loves you, Thu 19 May 2022, 6:06,
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Churches have lost so much power here due to education.
Education (especially sciences) does tend to make mass delusion more difficult. For proper theocracy, an ignorant/frightened/powerless population who can be persuaded that one version of god will solve their problems (in the next life) is necessary.
Once a critical mass of 'true believers' is obtained, conformity pressures and laws passed make the rest easier.
Anglicanism was very much more coercive than it is now.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Thu 19 May 2022, 15:39,
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