But of course not -- those would be racist things to say. Where this of
> course isn't.
>
Why would it necessarily be racist to claim that a religion shapes the collective behavior of its culture in a certain way? I suppose it could be, but neither of the examples you introduce strikes me as such. (Whether they're right or wrong is another question.)
-- "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað."