Traditional Family Faith

[Tetro Kornbluth]

Fun fact: I would have been baptized Catholic if the priest in my hometown wasn't so unpleasant and my mother didn't dislike him, but I probably would've converted to Protestantism at some point anyway for my own reasons.

But OMG dude how could you? After all culture and tradition! oakvale would hate you so much.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

What the christ. No-one cares if you convert to a religion. It would be seen as kind of weird since conversion is not something that's done here to anywhere near the extent of the US.

Bingo. America seems to have a great difficulty in understanding how unreligious, particularly amongst young people, Europe is. It's painful.

Yes, also some Americans can't seem to comprehend that despite that, a lot of people here like to associate themselves, if only nominally, if a religio-cultural identity regardless of what they 'believe'.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

What the christ. No-one cares if you convert to a religion. It would be seen as kind of weird since conversion is not something that's done here to anywhere near the extent of the US.

Bingo. America seems to have a great difficulty in understanding how unreligious, particularly amongst young people, Europe is. It's painful.

Yes, also some Americans can't seem to comprehend that despite that, a lot of people here like to associate themselves, if only nominally, if a religio-cultural identity regardless of what they 'believe'.

Do most non-religious Irishmen call themselves Catholic if asked about their religion? Here almost everybody are members of the (former) State Church (mostly as they can't be bothered to leave), but still I think few of those not believing in God would declare themselves Christians.

Yes. This is basically what BRTD can't comprehend whenever in the past Oakvale and I have broached the topic. I'm unsure myself whether I should put down Presbyterian, Church of Ireland or None on a census form even though I'm actually an Atheist.