[War_ooc] Countries, timeline stuff, etc.

[Daniel Sanderson]

But haven't we always seen this amongst the groups you've mentioned? My uncle was recently in Africa, and when he came back we had a night for him to show us all his photos, and this of course came up, as there were shrines, churches, pictures and symbols everywhere. I would have thought it has always been the case that those who live a hard life depend a lot more on religion to help them, I guess, see the bright side of life (no Monty Python jokes intended). 
This isn't so much my view on inserting this into the game, more just a contribution to argument :D

--- On Mon, 22/6/09, John Penta <john.penta at gmail.com> wrote:

From: John Penta <john.penta at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [War_ooc] Countries, timeline stuff, etc.
To: war_ooc at esteroic.com
Received: Monday, 22 June, 2009, 10:48 AM

You don't see it as much in the North, though you do among immigrants. Where you see it is in places like West Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, all places from which immigrants typically have been coming.

 
It is, I grant, the iffiest of my posits - there's this gigantic argument in the sociological journals over whether it's happening or whether it's reporting issues (as reported by my brother, who's working towards applying to grad school for a PHD in sociology).

 
It just seems more interesting to posit that it is, precisely because it upends the secularization thesis so popular in sociological development circles.

On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 8:38 PM, Michael Downey <michael.michaeldowney at gmail.com> wrote:


>  1. The Great Awakening - A standby from the last time that never really got
> explored, it sounds odd in the wake of the Atheist Bus Campaign and other
> things. But as we go through the recession, I sense on the macro-level (ie,

> globally) an uptick in religious belief, with a return to traditional
> values. It'll vary country by country in how it expresses itself, but it'll
> show up everywhere. It doesn't -necessarily- benefit who you think it would,

> either.

Really? I haven't noticed a 'macro' rise in religious fervor and
traditional values on a global scale at all.

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