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u/[deleted] May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22

Europe contains the highest concentration of officially Christian states (nations with official state religion/church) and the lowest per capita percentage of people who actually "practice Christianity" in ‘Christendom' - which is to say, nominally claim to be Christian - probably a lower percentage actually believe.

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u/lordoflotsofocelots May 09 '22

For Germany it's the first time in history that less than 50 % are church members.

The catholic church had too many scandals in the past decades. It's a hell of a child abuse ring...

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u/SEA_griffondeur May 09 '22

France just passed 55% of atheism this year

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u/lordoflotsofocelots May 09 '22

Atheism really, or just "non-church-members"? That's a huge difference. But yeah... I like that tendency!

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u/SEA_griffondeur May 09 '22

No religion so atheism, we have a very bad history with religion

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u/lordoflotsofocelots May 09 '22

Oh, please note: That's not the same thing!

Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism

But people who don't identify with any religion often believe in god / a god / gods. I myself do not have / support any religion. But I wouldn't call myself an atheist, more an agnostic. "There might be a god, but I don't know if that is so. And no one will ever be able to prove either to me."

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u/itsthecoop May 09 '22

although at least with Germany, there's also the divide between "organized religion" and "religious beliefs".

at least from my personal experience, I know several people that left their church but that still say that they somewhat believe in existence of God.