Why is church attendence in Europe between 5 and 10 per cent, depending on the nation?
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Perhaps as ancient countries they have become older and wiser over the years
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Please explain this some more...? If by "our country" you mean the USA, then it was not founded on Christian beliefs. You must remember, Europeans started to take the risk and come here to escape religious persecution. This country was founded on the belief that a person is free to choose whatever religion they want (if any religion at all) and the other freedoms that are needed in order to be a real person and not just some drone that is told what to do.
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There will be more mosques in europe than churches (it is true)
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America is a secular country.  The main religion is the worship of the almighty dollar!\n\nThe United States has no official religion.  In contrast to the United Kingdom, in which the head of state is also head of the established church, the United States has a separation of church and state.  Freedom of religion is a fundamental constitional doctrine.\n\nHowever, Christianity is certainly the majority religion.  The United States has a more actively religious population than many other western democracies, especially the UK.
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America was founded on Christian beliefs. Are you suggesting that they close for a whole week? We are also a country of majority rule, and since the country is mainly Christian, majority rules. (Note, I am a non religous person)
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There is a lot of bigotry out there. If people admitted that the Catholic church was the source of the protestant denominations, they'd be acknowledging that perhaps the bigotry they hold onto in their heart is not entirely justifiable.
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In comparison to other countries in Europe, we do not pay as much as them.  They do offer more social programs in exchange for the higher taxes.
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I dont think it was so much their beliefs but the state of the area.  Europe was very close if not the poorest area of the world in the middle ages.  The world of Islam was wealtheir and were taking time to translate ancient greek and roman works.  With this also comes a desire for new ideas and thinking.  The only literate people in europe were some nobels and clergy.  Most of their works were focused on religion and the bible.  Because of this alot of science and the like was ignored until the crusades and the contact with Islamic people.
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its not about the percentage of Christians, in the country. its about what they consider blasphemous to Christianity. if something is considered to be negative,or defamatory to any of God's prophets, then Islamically  they will not allow it.
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It varies on different countries.
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Realistically there is actually much more crime in Europe than the U.S., in the U.K. alone there is one half as many reported crimes as in the U.S., and the U.S. has more than 5 times more people.
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Most countries already have a seperation written right into thier constitution...but there have been times I wish the church had more pull.\n\n+D
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No, it's still a represenative republic with a great deal of seperation between church and state. Sometimes it's just hard to tell.
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It has to do with Irish independence.  Those who want to be an independent country are usually Catholic.  Those who support the British monarchy are usually Protestant, following the Church of England.
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5 to 10 %, I suppose, like everywhere else in the world
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Lol Do Christians not rule European countries today?\nYou rule the country not the peoples minds.
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could be that the more people earn or own the less faith they have in their own religion so the poor need something to have more faith in and "pray" that a religious experience for their children could be enlightening enough to help them not be as poor of their parent :0S