I know of some who have tried and failed, and some who were but changed and then became successful, but I can not think of a place where like religion was banned that was much of a success. I'm thinkin there must have been but I can not think of any??
2006-12-27 08:09:36 · 13 answers · asked by icheeknows 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not really. A government that bans religion is just as bad as one that is based on it. Ours works fairly well in that religion is somewhat successfully sequestered from the daily workings of the government. The only examples I can think of are USSR, Cuba and China. One failed miserably, one is stagnant, and the other is becoming more open in all ways.
2006-12-27 08:11:45 · answer #1 · answered by John S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt that would ever work, unless you first allowed religions, then became a dictator, shut the people in, and banned them from religious practice.
A country that doesn't do that would never really succeed. There aren't enough Atheists and non-believers out there to have a successful country.
A chain of small islands might work though.
2006-12-27 08:12:46 · answer #2 · answered by strikebf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what your definition of success is. Communist China and Cuba still exist. Do they qualify?
Does North Korea count, or is Kim Il Jong worship considered a religion?
2006-12-27 08:15:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on your perspective, of course. Since banning religion is a violation of basic human rights, none of those governments would be deemed democracies, obviously.
2006-12-27 08:21:28 · answer #4 · answered by ThePeter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-23 20:07:05 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
China heavily discourages (to put it politely) any practices of religion, lest anyone question the moral and ethical conduct of Socialism.
2006-12-27 08:12:21 · answer #6 · answered by Jase 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Does this help us to see that the value of religion may lie in community? It is the dogma and creed that has created separation, not the religion itself.
2006-12-27 08:14:27 · answer #7 · answered by jmmevolve 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cuba and China are the first to come to mind. China's pretty well off economically.
2006-12-27 08:13:25 · answer #8 · answered by Ghost Wolf 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
China is still going strong.
2006-12-27 08:23:33 · answer #9 · answered by NONAME 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Post-WWII Japan. They are doing very well.
2006-12-27 08:19:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋