Christian Solidarity

[Mosov]

Are they Buddhists in Czech??

atheists

[European Loyalist]

Christian solidarity among Europeans/ethnic-Europeans is a good thing. Global Christian solidarity, not so much.

[Alberta1]

It depends Maronites for example see themselves as extension of the West. Well the Arab Orthodox don't despite they follow the Greek tradtion but see themselves as Arabians first and for most basically since this what they are genetically.

[Mary]

Proper Christians are naturally solidaric with other proper Christians.

[derLowe]

Proper Christians are naturally solidaric with other proper Christians.

[Sarcasm] Just like Orthodoxs and Catholics. [/Sarcasm]

[Mary]

[Sarcasm] Just like Orthodoxs and Catholics. [/Sarcasm]

It depends on the type of Catholics.

[Padre Organtino]

What do I, a (nominally) Christian Georgian, really have in common with my Nigerian "brother in faith"? Almost nothing. Religious practices are at the end of the day a mere derivative of the inherent qualities of an ethnic/racial group. Universalist religions will inevitably end up being transformed into semi-separate cults once they are adopted in countries with different racial backgrounds.

[Mosov]

What do I, a (nominally) Christian Georgian, really have in common with my Nigerian "brother in faith"? Almost nothing. Religious practices are at the end of the day a mere derivative of the inherent qualities of an ethnic/racial group. Universalist religions will inevitably end up being transformed into semi-separate cults once they are adopted in countries with different racial backgrounds.

But why are Muslims so much more united, even between very different ethnic groups?

[Rereg]

But why are Muslims so much more united, even between very different ethnic groups?

Muslims are civilization unitary while Christians belong to different civilizations. Arab muslim is total foreign for us just like Ethiopian Copt. Even black catholics from Nigeria are more foreign for "catholic" Poles than islamic Bosnians. Atheistic but patriotic Pole is always closer for me than catholic German or Lithuanian.

[Padre Organtino]

But why are Muslims so much more united, even between very different ethnic groups?

This religion unites underdeveloped folks (there are some exceptions like Bosnians) of generally Middle Eastern background.