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Old 08-17-2016, 12:37 PM   #165
peter12
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Originally Posted by calgaryblood View Post
If by strongly Christian you mean the white middle class Christians then yes, but you know there are black communities in the States who are living in third world conditions with extreme poverty? Or do they not fit your "Christian" agenda?
No, quite the opposite, actually. What I meant is that on a fairly concrete scale, communities with a strong moral and religious centre tend to weather storms better than those without, especially given that Western social safety nets and institutions are decaying.

Religious communities provide charity, but also moral support, and indeed, judgement that help people who are down get back up.
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