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To: Poe White Trash
Oh, I see where you are coming from. What about S. Africa being the baby rape capital of the world? And the places where rape is rampant because the thinking (religious?) is that they will not get aids if they have sex with virgins. Also, I know polygamy is legal in parts of Africa. You can not have equal rights for women under that system and lots of abuses follow.

I am focusing on organization of cultures/societies. Throughout history, if there is no commonality among the people, there can be no trust, no progress, no safety. (My Nigerian philosopher explained that moral relativism creates chaos-- never works and he explained what it was like to do business (bribes) in his country. What made all the diverse groups work in the US was that most of the people that immigrated to this country was familiar with the Bible and had moral absolutes and they are the ones who wrote the Laws.

Immorality in all societies will happen, especially if the government encourages it--welfare system. Our legal code, based on Natural Law and Christianity, was the closest thing to perfect in the history of the world for a large group of people. It is inevitable with the nature of man and the Will to Power that evil will always exist. But what system of government is best for survival and happiness of people?

76 posted on 02/15/2010 7:17:03 AM PST by savagesusie
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To: savagesusie
Oh, I see where you are coming from.

I'm not sure that you do.

What about S. Africa being the baby rape capital of the world?

What about it? The Dutch and British settlers who started colonizing South Africa back in 1652. Their missionary efforts have born fruit: the 2001 South Africa census lists almost 80% of South Africans as being Christians. Over 3 million South Africans are Roman Catholic; by comparison, the number of adherents of traditional African religions is miniscule: 125, 898 (less than 1% of the population).

Religion in South Africa (2001)

How do you explain this? If the mere presence of Christianity and Western Civilization -- both of which have been present amongst the European/immigrant and aboriginal populations for centuries in South Africa -- is sufficient to make a society happy and moral and free from abuses, then why hasn't this combination worked for the South Africans?

79 posted on 02/15/2010 3:45:06 PM PST by Poe White Trash (Wake up!)
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