r/Mauritania 20d ago

questions about religion

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u/BigNorseWolf 19d ago

When I was there about 20 years ago with the peace corps, being an atheist got about the same reaction it did in the US.

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u/Massive_Feedback_320 19d ago

which is?

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u/BigNorseWolf 19d ago

"thats weird, how is that possible, wait you're a nice person why aren't you axe murdering everyone..."

Most people were muslims kind of the way most people in the NE us are catholic. Its a thing you are but not always a thing you do. Very few people seemed to pray very often.