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=== Race and Ethnicity === | === Race and Ethnicity === | ||
Although legally there is no distinction between races and ethnicity, there remains significant differences, especially among different Levantine ethnic groups that reside in Asteria. The vast majority of Asterian citizens identify as their own ethnic group, regardless of their origins. Approximately seven out of every ten citizens consider themselves Asterians alone, most largely being of [[Ænglish people|Ænglish]], [[Gaelic people|Gaelic]], or [[Atemeraw]] descent, more often than not a mix of those three. Nearly every Asterian of [[Audonian]] descent, estimated at around 5.3% of the overall population, identify solely as Asterian as well. Due to past discrimination prior to the [[Asterian Civil War]], Audonians sought to rapidly integrate into Asterian society, and abandoned many of their distinctive customs in order to assimilate. However, there is a resurgence of Audonian culture, especially in the [[Lower Counties]], with [[Waverly]] having the largest ethnic Audonian population. Many reside in the [[Little Audonia]] neighborhood, which is the center of Audonian cultures, languages, and faiths in Asteria. | |||
One of the greatest social issues likewise revolves around ethnicity. The majority who identify as Asterian are often in conflict with the Ænglish, Gaelic, and Atemeraw who chose to retain their pre-Civil War cultural identities. | |||
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Differences of faith are one of the largest dividing points in Asteria. As a nation founded primarily by Protestants fleeing Levantia, the northern counties hold a view that Asteria is inherently a Protestant nation. The [[Episcopal Church of Asteria]] is the largest Christian denomination in Asteria, which is a particular church within the [[Chantry of Alstin]]. Originally, the [[Ænglish Rite]] was the largest denomination, and was nearly identical to the Chantry, but its founder, [[John Harrison]], disagreed with [[Alstanus Ryefield]] declaring himself ruler of Alstin. The 1827 [[Council of Milsboro]] ended the Ænglish Rite and established the Episcopal Church. Approximately 65.2% of Asterians belong to the Episcopal Church and other independent Chantric denominations. The Ænglish traditions of the Chantry are dominant in Asteria's culture, with the organization of the Episcopalians lending itself to the self-governing counties, cities, and towns of Asteria. | Differences of faith are one of the largest dividing points in Asteria. As a nation founded primarily by Protestants fleeing Levantia, the northern counties hold a view that Asteria is inherently a Protestant nation. The [[Episcopal Church of Asteria]] is the largest Christian denomination in Asteria, which is a particular church within the [[Chantry of Alstin]]. Originally, the [[Ænglish Rite]] was the largest denomination, and was nearly identical to the Chantry, but its founder, [[John Harrison]], disagreed with [[Alstanus Ryefield]] declaring himself ruler of Alstin. The 1827 [[Council of Milsboro]] ended the Ænglish Rite and established the Episcopal Church. Approximately 65.2% of Asterians belong to the Episcopal Church and other independent Chantric denominations. The Ænglish traditions of the Chantry are dominant in Asteria's culture, with the organization of the Episcopalians lending itself to the self-governing counties, cities, and towns of Asteria. | ||
However, 20.7% of Asterians belong to the [[Catholic Church]], largely centered around the | However, 20.7% of Asterians belong to the [[Catholic Church]], largely centered around the Lower Counties, where they form a majority. Social discrimination was common, especially during the colonial period under Faneria. The region around Yarmouth was especially impacted under West Asteria, with raids, burning of churches, workplaces refusing to hire Catholics, and other forms of discrimination. Asteria's religious division is also closely linked with racial and ethnic divisions, with the Ænglish largely being part of the Asterian Chantry, and the Gaelic and other groups being predominantly Catholic. | ||
== Culture == | == Culture == | ||