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In reply to the discussion: So, 31% of All Americans Are Unsupportive of LGBTQ People's Rights [View all]trotsky
(49,533 posts)32. #Whataboutism
You never responded here:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1218&pid=309509
https://www.equaldex.com/surveys/pew-global-attitudes-on-homosexuality-2013
25. Russia - 16% accept homosexuality. Majority of the population is religious (Christians about 50%).
26. Lebanon - 18%. Majority religious. (54% Muslim, 41% Christian)
27. Turkey - 9%. Majority religious. (98% Muslim)
28. Malaysia - 9%. Majority religious. (61% Muslim, 20% Buddhist, 9% Christian)
29. Kenya - 8%. Majority religious. (85% Christian)
30. Pakistan - 2%. Majority religious. (95-98% Muslim)
31. Palestine - 4%. Majority religious. (80-85% Muslim)
32. Indonesia - 3%. Majority religious. (87% Muslim)
33. Egypt - 3%. Majority religious. (95% Muslim)
34. Uganda - 4%. Majority religious. (84% Christian, 14% Muslim)
35. Ghana - 3%. Majority religious. (71% Christian, 18% Muslim, 5% traditional)
36. Senegal - 3%. Majority religious. (94% Muslim)
37. Jordan - 3%. Majority religious. (93% Muslim)
38. Nigeria - 1%. Majority religious. (50% Muslim, 40% Christian)
Religious statistics pulled from Google ("<country name> religious demographics" ).
Please, go on screaming "whatabout China" and pretending that religion has nothing to do with intolerance. You're dead wrong and doing a great disservice toward ending intolerance.
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So, 31% of All Americans Are Unsupportive of LGBTQ People's Rights [View all]
MineralMan
Mar 2019
OP
It helps that atheists don't have a book that recommends stoning homosexuals
marylandblue
Mar 2019
#10
I honestly don't think anyone in this group is familiar enough with China or polling practices there
marylandblue
Mar 2019
#11
Well this is the religion group, not the China group or the Communist group.
marylandblue
Mar 2019
#19
Talking with the atheists here might give me insight into those particular atheists.
guillaumeb
Mar 2019
#20
"You ignore all distinctions as superficial, then make an even more superficial statement, like
marylandblue
Mar 2019
#28