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Originally Posted by rubicon
Golfingnut: I am not suggesting anything but only making an observation... The operative word is "ironic"....meaning that much of the discussion here has been God's/Bible view and here we have a secular godless nation enacting anti-gay laws.
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This essentially validates the view of many posters that there is no connection between legalities pertaining to gays and lesbians (whether pro or anti) and God, the Bible, and religion!
Yes, the U.S. and Russia are, like most nations, secular. But to call Russia "godless" is completely erroneous. The Russian Orthodox Church is alive and well, churches are open and active, but of course it is a personal choice to participate or not. When Russia was part of the USSR, which dissolved nearly a quarter century ago, the leadership attempted to take religion out of the equation of life there but were ultimately as unsuccessful as they were with their failed economic system, which was destined from day one not to function on the basis of "we pretend to work, and they pretend to pay us"....