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The Dutch resisted when [[Spain]] conquered them and tried to impose [[Roman Catholicism]].  After Holland became independent the majority of the Dutch people became Calvinists.  The Dutch were tolerant of minorities and religious groups that moved there to escape persecution in their own countries.
 
The Dutch resisted when [[Spain]] conquered them and tried to impose [[Roman Catholicism]].  After Holland became independent the majority of the Dutch people became Calvinists.  The Dutch were tolerant of minorities and religious groups that moved there to escape persecution in their own countries.
  
Since the 1960s Christianity has declined in Holland.  Only a minority today believe in a personal [[god]].  They allow [[euthanasia]] with safeguards, and they tolerate “soft drugs” which are not considered worse than [[alcohol]].  In 2001, Holland became the first country in the world to recognize [[Same-sex marriage|gender-neutral marriage]]. In terms of religion and religious controversies, two of the Netherlands' most notable citizens include the anti-[[Islam]] campaigner [[Geert Wilders]]<ref>[[WP:Fitna_%28film%29|Fitna]]</ref> and the murdered filmmaker [[Theo van Gogh]].<ref>[http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/famous/theo_van_gogh/2.html The Murder of Theo Van Gogh]</ref>
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Since the 1960s Christianity has declined in Holland.  Only a minority today believe in a personal [[god]].  They allow [[euthanasia]] with safeguards, and they tolerate “soft drugs” which are not considered worse than [[alcohol]].  In 2001, Holland became the first country in the world to recognize [[Same-sex marriage|gender-neutral marriage]]. In terms of religion and religious controversies, some of the Netherlands' most notable citizens include the anti-[[Islam]] campaigner [[Geert Wilders]]<ref>[[WP:Fitna_%28film%29|Fitna]]</ref> and the murdered filmmaker [[Theo van Gogh]].<ref>[http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/famous/theo_van_gogh/2.html The Murder of Theo Van Gogh].</ref>
  
 
==Tourist attractions==
 
==Tourist attractions==
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*The Holland Tunnel goes nowhere near Holland, but it does go below sea level.
 
*The Holland Tunnel goes nowhere near Holland, but it does go below sea level.
 
*Eggs Benedict.
 
*Eggs Benedict.
*"In Amsterdam there lived a maid...who was always takin' a sailor's pay/I'll go no more a-roamin' with you, fair maid." Traditional (British) sea shanty
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*"In Amsterdam there lived a maid...who was always takin' a sailor's pay/I'll go no more a-roamin' with you, fair maid." Traditional (English) [[Fun:Morris Dancing|Morris]] Song
 
*Back of an envelope - H.O.L.L.A.N.D. - '''H'''ope '''o'''ur '''l'''ove '''l'''asts '''a'''nd '''n'''ever '''d'''ies
 
*Back of an envelope - H.O.L.L.A.N.D. - '''H'''ope '''o'''ur '''l'''ove '''l'''asts '''a'''nd '''n'''ever '''d'''ies
 
*John Wayne's nickname was "Dutch" even though he was '[[American|Mercan]]
 
*John Wayne's nickname was "Dutch" even though he was '[[American|Mercan]]

Revision as of 17:47, 6 October 2012

There are only two things I can't stand in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch.
—Michael Caine, Austin Powers in Goldmember

Holland The Netherlands is a small, mostly urban, and very liberal European nation located west of Germany on the North Sea. Historically, it has been known for legal weed and hookers its vast trade wealth, ingenious system of land reclamation, Protestant theologians, and (in a similar vein) its staunch Calvinism. In the modern era it is noted, in varying degrees depending on what social philosophy you subscribe to, for its notoriously egalitarian social mores and its enviable standard of living and permissive abortion laws.

How the Dutch went from being one of the most dour people ever to walk the face of the earth to being as extremely liberal as they are today is probably a long story.

The Dutch resisted when Spain conquered them and tried to impose Roman Catholicism. After Holland became independent the majority of the Dutch people became Calvinists. The Dutch were tolerant of minorities and religious groups that moved there to escape persecution in their own countries.

Since the 1960s Christianity has declined in Holland. Only a minority today believe in a personal god. They allow euthanasia with safeguards, and they tolerate “soft drugs” which are not considered worse than alcohol. In 2001, Holland became the first country in the world to recognize gender-neutral marriage. In terms of religion and religious controversies, some of the Netherlands' most notable citizens include the anti-Islam campaigner Geert Wilders[1] and the murdered filmmaker Theo van Gogh.[2]

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Tourist attractions

The Netherlands is a beautiful country with a rich heritage and much to see. It was the home of Vincent Van Gogh, Anne Frank and others, and has many miles of picturesque countryside, along with a great selection of museums and other cultural landmarks. You can spend many years in the Netherlands and still not see it all! But you're going there just to smoke weed, aren't you?

Hollandaise sauce

The Holland Tunnel entrance, complete with fascist instructions.
  • "They said, 'fly to Amsterdam', where the people laughed but the press went mad" - Complete Control, The Clash.
  • Jools Holland is an English piano playing kind of musician, but pretty much a telly presenter these days.
  • The Holland Tunnel goes nowhere near Holland, but it does go below sea level.
  • Eggs Benedict.
  • "In Amsterdam there lived a maid...who was always takin' a sailor's pay/I'll go no more a-roamin' with you, fair maid." Traditional (English) Morris Song
  • Back of an envelope - H.O.L.L.A.N.D. - Hope our love lasts and never dies
  • John Wayne's nickname was "Dutch" even though he was 'Mercan

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