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No offense but popularity among who exactly, the Silicon Valley crowd? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_opinion_of_same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States htt

No offense but popularity among who exactly, the Silicon Valley crowd? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_opinion_of_same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_opinion_of_same-sex_marr... Christianity has over 2 billion "members" worldwide and Easter is a major holiday.

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charonn0 13y ago
So what? Islam has 1.5 billion "members" and I don't recall any special Ramadan doodles. In short: not everything is about Jesus. Hopefully, this trend will continue.
- bargl 13y ago
  Just going to throw this out there but I think it would be really cool if they DID include a Ramadan doodle... I'm a Christian and I think it's cool when I see a religious and non-Christian theme. It helps to make me more aware of other religions and their holidays. You may think that's strange for a Christian, but it isn't actually. Just strange for the ones you hear from in the media.
- throwaway10001 13y ago
  >> So what? Islam has 1.5 billion "members" and I don't recall any special Ramadan doodles. Not sure if they are any doodles for Mohammed or Ramadan in Arabic and largely Muslim countries but I don't see why they should be any in countries where Islam barely registers. That applies to any other religion of course. Google would be insane to put a Christmas doodle in Pakistan, Indonesia or Saudi Arabia for example. Local sensitivities should apply. >>In short: not everything is about Jesus. Hopefully, this trend will continue. Like I said, this is Google's page but simply because they did it doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. Google surely loves to take boatload of adwords money for Easter and Christmas. Why do they respect local sensitivities when it comes to making money?
  - charonn0 13y ago
    Can you imagine the righteous Christian indignation and uproar that would ensue if Google ever turned down money from some Christian advertiser on the basis you suggest?
  - beedogs 13y ago
    You're really going very far out of your way to be offended by Google.
  - snogglethorpe 13y ago
    > Not sure if they are any doodles for Mohammed or Ramadan in Arabic and largely Muslim countries but I don't see why they should be any in countries where Islam barely registers OTOH, why not? Spreading knowledge is usually a good thing... As long as <non-local-religious/cultural-event X> doesn't conflict with something local, and isn't the sort of thing that raises local hackles (a few things do; most things, not really), why not show it, and teach some people a little thing about another culture...?
tassl 13y ago
These numbers are highly exaggerated. For example, the largest christian church has more than 1 billion members (member=baptized) and I don't think that currently there is any way of officially leaving the church after being baptized...
- icebraining 13y ago
  The right of apostasy is considered part of the ICCPR treaty[1], so it should be respected by all the parties. At least here in Portugal, you have the right to demand they stop using you in statistics and such. Of course, most people don't bother even if they aren't actually religious, so the Church still claims 80% of us are Catholic, even though many don't even get married in a religious ceremony anymore, much less attend mass. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy#International_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy#International_law
CatMtKing 13y ago
Indeed, that makes me wonder how many non-Christians there are worldwide. And how many people that are opposed to the Christian religion...
- rdouble 13y ago
  5 billion?

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charonn0 13y ago

So what? Islam has 1.5 billion "members" and I don't recall any special Ramadan doodles. In short: not everything is about Jesus. Hopefully, this trend will continue.

bargl 13y ago
Just going to throw this out there but I think it would be really cool if they DID include a Ramadan doodle... I'm a Christian and I think it's cool when I see a religious and non-Christian theme. It helps to make me more aware of other religions and their holidays. You may think that's strange for a Christian, but it isn't actually. Just strange for the ones you hear from in the media.
throwaway10001 13y ago
>> So what? Islam has 1.5 billion "members" and I don't recall any special Ramadan doodles. Not sure if they are any doodles for Mohammed or Ramadan in Arabic and largely Muslim countries but I don't see why they should be any in countries where Islam barely registers. That applies to any other religion of course. Google would be insane to put a Christmas doodle in Pakistan, Indonesia or Saudi Arabia for example. Local sensitivities should apply. >>In short: not everything is about Jesus. Hopefully, this trend will continue. Like I said, this is Google's page but simply because they did it doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. Google surely loves to take boatload of adwords money for Easter and Christmas. Why do they respect local sensitivities when it comes to making money?
- charonn0 13y ago
  Can you imagine the righteous Christian indignation and uproar that would ensue if Google ever turned down money from some Christian advertiser on the basis you suggest?
- beedogs 13y ago
  You're really going very far out of your way to be offended by Google.
- snogglethorpe 13y ago
  > Not sure if they are any doodles for Mohammed or Ramadan in Arabic and largely Muslim countries but I don't see why they should be any in countries where Islam barely registers OTOH, why not? Spreading knowledge is usually a good thing... As long as <non-local-religious/cultural-event X> doesn't conflict with something local, and isn't the sort of thing that raises local hackles (a few things do; most things, not really), why not show it, and teach some people a little thing about another culture...?

tassl 13y ago

These numbers are highly exaggerated. For example, the largest christian church has more than 1 billion members (member=baptized) and I don't think that currently there is any way of officially leaving the church after being baptized...

icebraining 13y ago
The right of apostasy is considered part of the ICCPR treaty[1], so it should be respected by all the parties. At least here in Portugal, you have the right to demand they stop using you in statistics and such. Of course, most people don't bother even if they aren't actually religious, so the Church still claims 80% of us are Catholic, even though many don't even get married in a religious ceremony anymore, much less attend mass. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy#International_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy#International_law

CatMtKing 13y ago

Indeed, that makes me wonder how many non-Christians there are worldwide. And how many people that are opposed to the Christian religion...

rdouble 13y ago
5 billion?