You've said my point in a much more concrete manner than I was able. There'd be little things like mentioning a holiday or saying God instead of Merlin.
I agree that just because you're from a Catholic or Muslim or Hindi or Babylonian (*winks*) state doesn't mean that you practice the state religion. But there would still be some sort of influence that the state religion would have.
And I also agree with you on the research. Heck, in this post alone, I did a goof. My American was definitely showing and ceej was kind enough to point that out.
I hate that lack of research (and yes, I realize the hypocrisy there but I'm embarrassed by it and will not repeat the mistake). If there's one thing that has annoyed me from the very beginning of my interactions in any fandom, it was a lack of research by the author/artist.
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I agree that just because you're from a Catholic or Muslim or Hindi or Babylonian (*winks*) state doesn't mean that you practice the state religion. But there would still be some sort of influence that the state religion would have.
And I also agree with you on the research. Heck, in this post alone, I did a goof. My American was definitely showing and ceej was kind enough to point that out.
I hate that lack of research (and yes, I realize the hypocrisy there but I'm embarrassed by it and will not repeat the mistake). If there's one thing that has annoyed me from the very beginning of my interactions in any fandom, it was a lack of research by the author/artist.