{"id":4753,"date":"2015-06-12T12:09:09","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T17:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/?p=4753"},"modified":"2015-06-12T12:09:09","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T17:09:09","slug":"ethnicity-and-religion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/ethnicity-and-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethnicity and religion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My opinion on ethnicity and religion: they are, at most, as important as being a fan of a sports team or a film franchise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sports_religion.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sports_religion.png\" alt=\"sports_religion\" width=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sports_religion.png 593w, https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sports_religion-295x300.png 295w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If it causes you to share good times with people in the same group, great. If it entertains you and a competing group to be opposed in a safe and friendly contest, that&#8217;s great, too. If it&#8217;s an excuse to be mean to other people, or take something away from some other group, or reserve some benefit solely for your group, you are doing it wrong.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/kiss_me_Im_Irish_by_serene.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/kiss_me_Im_Irish_by_serene-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"kiss_me_Im_Irish_by_serene\" width=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/kiss_me_Im_Irish_by_serene-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/kiss_me_Im_Irish_by_serene-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/kiss_me_Im_Irish_by_serene.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My opinion on ethnicity and religion: they are, at most, as important as being a fan of a sports team or a film franchise. 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