I thought references to this were in relation to the building of America. Even in Canada, it's evident that our society was built upon Judeo-Christian values.
Today, things have changed. We have essentially secularized our governments and commerce. Much of society has too, but you still have strong currents of the "Christian nation" sentiment, especially in the states.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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