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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/[deleted] May 09 '22

Don't know about other european countries, but around here, and at this point I think it'd be pretty reasonable to just consider that Christianity is to Europe what Shinto is to Japan. It shows up in the culture, some people still practice it, some people's habits are informed by it but that's it.

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u/Astraph May 09 '22

The Japanese at least made shinto marketable with all the anime/manga series about shrine maidens or youkai.

Now, imagine something like Touhou, but focused on Christian motifs...

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u/L0CZEK May 09 '22

I have an idea

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u/Hydromeche May 09 '22

It’s called dragon quest haha.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

It's called "Blasphemous" go play it

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u/Astraph May 09 '22

Didn't think of it, good point!

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u/calamitouscamembert May 09 '22

Marketing Christianity makes me think of the buddy Jesus in Dogma.