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→Examples of development and decline
==Examples of development and decline==
==Examples of development and decline==
{{See also|Religious freedom#Examples of restrictions on religious freedom in the West}}
General [[Douglas MacArthur]] once stated,
General [[Douglas MacArthur]] once stated,
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''See also [[Roman Homosexuality]]
''See also: [[Roman Homosexuality]]''
===United Kingdom===
At the hight of the [[British Empire]], Britain had a strongly Christian culture, and there was a strong sense of morality and Victorian values.<ref>Himmelfarb, Gertrude (February 13, 1995). [http://www.aei.org/publication/from-victorian-virtues-to-modern-values/ From Victorian Virtues to Modern Values]. ''American Enterprise Institute''. Retrieved February 22, 2018.</ref> However, in the modern [[United Kingdom]], morality has declined to the point where multiple laws are passed protecting "[[animal rights]]" while the rights of unborn human beings are ignored.<ref>Williams, Thomas D. (February 20, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/02/20/analysis-in-uk-unborn-children-are-taboo-while-animal-protection-thrives/ Analysis: In UK, Unborn Children Are Taboo, While Animal Protection Thrives]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved February 22, 2018.</ref>
===The United States===
===The United States===
[[America]] is seen to be somewhat unique in the degree of moral foundation which was it founded upon, with a strong Biblically based influence, which was strengthened as a result of religious revivals, and which affected a strong union of faith and civil life in the new [[Republic]]. French historian Alexis de Tocqueville commented,
[[America]] is seen to be somewhat unique in the degree of moral foundation which was it founded upon, with a strong Biblically based influence, which was strengthened as a result of religious revivals, and which affected a strong union of faith and civil life in the new [[Republic]]. French historian Alexis de Tocqueville commented,
{{cquote|The Americans combine the notions of Christianity and of liberty so intimately in their minds, that it is impossible to make them conceive the one without the other; and with them this conviction does not spring from that barren traditionary faith which seems to vegetate in the soul rather than to live.<ref>Democracy in America, Volume I Chapter XVII (1835)</ref>}}
{{cquote|The Americans combine the notions of Christianity and of liberty so intimately in their minds, that it is impossible to make them conceive the one without the other; and with them this conviction does not spring from that barren traditionary faith which seems to vegetate in the soul rather than to live.<ref>Democracy in America, Volume I Chapter XVII (1835)</ref>}}
The [[Puritans]] in [[New England]], and later, other Christian groups were instrumental in forming a country with a distinctive Christian character. Noted evangelical author and commentator [[Os Guinness]] states,
The [[Puritans]] in [[New England]], and later, other Christian groups were instrumental in forming a country with a distinctive Christian character. Noted evangelical author and commentator [[Os Guinness]] states,