I see the CIA lists the Czech Republic as 39% Atheist, I can't think of any European country with a higher rate than that. Do have any idea why that is?Bruncvik said:
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I figured it had something to do with Communists. Too bad they were able to break so many Czechs.Bruncvik said:
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Bohemia and Moravia were Orthodox until the Hapsburgs. Then they were forced to convert to Roman Catholicism. Jan Hus wanted the country returned to it's Orthodox roots, mainly because they wanted liturgy in Czech and the removal of Purgatory/Indulgences. Thus you get the Hussite Protestants. Jan Hus wanted to return to Orthodoxy, but alas, they reformed it.
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I've got a good portion of Swedish on my mother's side and a good chunk of Scottish on my dad's. The rest is sort of a Heinz variety, though mostly British Isles (I'm sure there has to be a bit of Welsh and Irish blood coursing through my veins)
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Mostly Irish from both sides of the divide, with some Swiss to keep me on an even keel.
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Photini said:
My mother in law was an adopted child but found many of her blood relatives. Many of whom are Cherokee. She has a half sister that was raised on a reservation, still speaks Cherokee and has some position on a tribal counsel.
Me ... I am a Heinz 57 mix but primarily English and French
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Alfred M said:
I am adopted as well, so when I said I am German, English, Irish, Scott that is what my adopted family is. I don't know either of my natural parents, so I really do not know what they are.
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Okay! This stuff drives me insane!
Help me out here...
My mother's parents were from Bulgaria. Their last name is Arda.
My father's Father is from Russia, and my father's MOTHER is from Iran. my last name is Ozbek; does that have anything to do with the Uzbeks? Uzbekistan? I don't know!
Maybe because Uzbekistan was a part of Russia some time ago?
someone help me out here!
grrrrrr...
and I was born in turkey by the way... and so were my parents
Help me out here...
My mother's parents were from Bulgaria. Their last name is Arda.
My father's Father is from Russia, and my father's MOTHER is from Iran. my last name is Ozbek; does that have anything to do with the Uzbeks? Uzbekistan? I don't know!
Maybe because Uzbekistan was a part of Russia some time ago?
someone help me out here!
grrrrrr...
and I was born in turkey by the way... and so were my parents
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Umut said:
LOL, that's quite a mix... theres a huge difference between being born somewhere and your ethnic make-up
Are your mother's parents ethnic Bulgars? is your grandfather an ethnic russian? is your grandmother a persian?
Turks are a different ethnic group too.
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Umut said:
Your last name really looks like Central Asian (Uzbekistan, Tajikistan etc.). Do you know from what part of Russia your grandfather is?
Khan (king) Ozbek ruled Altan Orda empire in 1312-1342 and made Islam the state religion.
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Sergius_Lucius said:
The first thing I thought of after reading your post was the exchange between Mitya and the Panie at the Inn in the BK. I loved that whole scene.
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