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Originally Posted by Sixpack
Our churches are empty, Abraham, yet mosqs are loaded with believers.
I kind of feel guilty for not being a church-goer for I feel I am abandoning my forefathers who once made this land great.
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Who would you be worshipping? Your god, or your forefathers? Religion should be a matter of personal faith, not familial obligation. My parents are devout Christians, and I love and respect them like none other, yet I cannot be a Christian for their sake. If I don't believe, I don't believe. I am still officially a member of the State Church, however, because I know it would pain my father to see me leave it. To me it's just a piece of paper anyway, and I have no need to demonstrate my actual beliefs.
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Think of our golden 17th century, on which our current wealth is still largely based. Our forefathers would probably kick our asses. Admiral Michiel de Ruijter was the kind of Dutchman this land needs in large numbers. Firm in his principles, big in action.
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Like several Muslim leaders today, then. Good job civilization isn't about survival of the fittest.