RE: What is Christianity like in Europe?
January 7, 2015 at 10:18 am
(This post was last modified: January 7, 2015 at 10:20 am by Alex K.)
(January 7, 2015 at 10:13 am)watchamadoodle Wrote: Apparently, there are also regions where Christianity is more like ethnicity. People might identify as Catholic without actually believing in God.
Large parts of Germany for example. People have very wishy-washy beliefs and church and religion are upheld as traditions. The two large churches (roman catholic and the association of evangelical protestant churches EKD) are established as almost-government institutions, the church tax is collected by the state, and there is confessional religious instruction in state schools. Almost everyone is baptised or registered either protestant or catholic out of family tradition, but if you look at the numbers actually attending church outside christmas, they are very low. The former socialist east has a larger percentage of openly atheist people.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
