[Mindfulcoug]

Originally Posted by Archaea

There are nonreligious reasons to remain attached to the culture which gave birth to them. Religion is not just religious belief, not just theology, but in large part it is culture, full of traditions, liturgy and other wonderful comforts we use to insulate ourselves from the world.

This is in large part what European Christianity is, and in some part Judaism. Mormonism is an odd duck in that its agnostics are rare.

To the average westerner, a Shia is one who bloodies himself on his trip to Iraq, and then sadly engages in roadside bombings. That is all one sees of the Shia.

well..thats why we are here talking and letting eachother know what we really believe and making a huge separation between those stupid bombers and the rest of muslims including iranian shia.