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Monday, November 30, 2009

Is Switzerland defending its Christian roots?

From NationMaster.com, Church attendance (most recent) by country:

Showing latest available data.
Rank Countries Amount
# 1 Nigeria: 89%
# 2 Ireland: 84%
# 3 Philippines: 68%
# 4 South Africa: 56%
# 5 Poland: 55%
# 6 Puerto Rico: 52%
= 7 Portugal: 47%
= 7 Slovakia: 47%
# 9 Mexico: 46%
# 10 Italy: 45%
= 11 United States: 44%
= 11 Belgium: 44%
= 13 Peru: 43%
= 13 Turkey: 43%
# 15 India: 42%
# 16 Canada: 38%
# 17 Brazil: 36%
# 18 Netherlands: 35%
= 19 Uruguay: 31%
= 19 Venezuela: 31%
# 21 Austria: 30%
# 22 United Kingdom: 27%
= 23 Spain: 25%
= 23 Argentina: 25%
= 23 Chile: 25%
# 26 Croatia: 22%
= 27 Hungary: 21%
= 27 France: 21%
# 29 Romania: 20%
= 30 Switzerland: 16%
= 30 Australia: 16%
= 30 Lithuania: 16%
= 33 Czech Republic: 14%
= 33 Korea, South: 14%
# 35 Taiwan: 11%
= 36 Ukraine: 10%
= 36 Bulgaria: 10%
= 36 Moldova: 10%
= 36 Georgia: 10%
# 40 China: 9%
# 41 Armenia: 8%
# 42 Serbia and Montenegro: 7%
= 43 Azerbaijan: 6%
= 43 Belarus: 6%
= 45 Denmark: 5%
= 45 Latvia: 5%
= 45 Norway: 5%
= 48 Sweden: 4%
= 48 Finland: 4%
= 48 Estonia: 4%
= 48 Iceland: 4%
# 52 Japan: 3%
# 53 Russia: 2%

Weighted average: 26.2%


Just a bit of further proof that the banning of new minarets in Switzerland is not motivated by a desire to defend its Christian roots, not is it something Christians should cheer.
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