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**Forex Autopilot** · 01-27-2010, 02:23 PM

And what causes the failure of democratic systems?
I assert it's the absence of Judeo Christian values intrinsic in high cultures.

Serbia (part of Yugoslavia at the time) was under the thumb of Josip Tito for more than 35 years and the Serbian Orthodox church was virtually wiped out. Even today, it's estimated that less than 10% of Serbs are actually active in the Church.
Cuba has repressed practice of any religion for 50 years and even before the revolution it was primarily a Santerian practicing nation. Animal sacrifice, communicating with dead ancestors and religious drumming aren't consistent with standard Christian practice, nor are the values it infuses into the culture.

The Orthodox Church was officially recognized by Communist governments all over eastern Europe and allowed to keep it's churches and clergy. The Roman Catholic and Greek Catholic suffered more.

10% active in church is probably right, but suspect 80% attend church in Serbia. Here Slovakia churches are packed, Catholic & Protestant. Here in the center of Kosice I could walk a block in any direction and walk into a church of some kind: Catholic, Protestant, or Orthodox. Oh, and the synagogue is nearby as well and I believe it is active.

01-27-2010, 02:23 PM	#37
Forex Autopilot Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 447 Senior Member	And what causes the failure of democratic systems? I assert it's the absence of Judeo Christian values intrinsic in high cultures. Serbia (part of Yugoslavia at the time) was under the thumb of Josip Tito for more than 35 years and the Serbian Orthodox church was virtually wiped out. Even today, it's estimated that less than 10% of Serbs are actually active in the Church. Cuba has repressed practice of any religion for 50 years and even before the revolution it was primarily a Santerian practicing nation. Animal sacrifice, communicating with dead ancestors and religious drumming aren't consistent with standard Christian practice, nor are the values it infuses into the culture. The Orthodox Church was officially recognized by Communist governments all over eastern Europe and allowed to keep it's churches and clergy. The Roman Catholic and Greek Catholic suffered more. 10% active in church is probably right, but suspect 80% attend church in Serbia. Here Slovakia churches are packed, Catholic & Protestant. Here in the center of Kosice I could walk a block in any direction and walk into a church of some kind: Catholic, Protestant, or Orthodox. Oh, and the synagogue is nearby as well and I believe it is active.
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