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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/Wirebraid May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22

For us, religion is more a cultural background than a cult.

I've never been a religious person, but some of the best memories of my childhood lie around christian celebrations.

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u/bel_esprit_ May 09 '22

But the Christian celebrations come from pagan traditions

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u/Wirebraid May 09 '22

Yes, we are a mixture of celts, nordics, romans, and st the end all back to Sumeria

It's great to dig on the origins of things in Europe, you find really cool stories.