Regardless of religious affiliation, many say they’re part of some type of religious group, but they don’t believe it or don’t try to live their life in accordance with it. I was how much this occurs in Denmark in that I found it pretty shocking that Denmark is reported to be about 80% Protestant. Claim here:

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestantism_by_country](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestantism_by_country)

Now, this data could be wrong, of course. Either way, I was wondering what Danes would guess the amount of actual practicing Protestants made up the population. The definition of “practicing” could range from person to person, but, I guess, what percentage of Danes do you think believe that Jesus is their savior?

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  2. Last I head the percentage was flipped for actually believing in a god and likely a good deal lower than that, for whom it’s actually a big deal in their lives.

  3. >91 percent believe that Christmas is an important part of Danish culture.
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    >84 percent either agrees or strongly agrees with: “As long as you behave properly, you can think and believe what you want”.
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    >82 percent believe it should continue to be the task of the state to preserve historic church buildings as cultural heritage for posterity.
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    >79 percent believe that Easter is an important part of Danish culture.
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    >77 percent answer that they / their family sing hymns for Christmas.
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    >74 percent either agrees or strongly agrees with: “The basic thing for me about religion is that we must be good to each other”.
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    >70 percent say they only come to church when there is a special occasion for it such as baptism, confirmation or Christmas Eve.
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    >66 percent feel happy.
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    >62 percent support the special status of the Danish National Church in the Constitution in relation to other denominations.
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    >60 percent state that they know their local parish priest to some extent.
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    >55 percent have a Bible in their household.
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    >53 percent declare themselves the only or very only one in the statement: “There is more between heaven and earth”.
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    >51 percent have a hymn book in their household.
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    >48 percent believe in a deeper meaning to life.
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    >44 percent pray or meditate sometimes.
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    >37 percent answer that they believe in God.
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    >36 percent believe that religion is a danger in Denmark today.
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    >30 percent say the last time they were at church it was for a funeral / burial. And at the same time, it is the most common reason to go to church.
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    >25 percent either agree or strongly agree with: “I believe in a life after death”.
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    >22 percent answer that they do not know if they believe in God.
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    >20 percent use Google or another search engine to find answers to questions about faith. At the same time, it is the most common way to get answers to that type of question.
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    >12 percent have practiced yoga within the past year.
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    >12 percent state that they are atheists.
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    >9 percent either agree or strongly agree with: “There is only one true religion”.

    [Source](https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/danskernes-tro-anno-2019-spoergsmaal-og-svar)

  4. In reality it is only a low percentage of Danes that are practicing Protestants. Most are what you’d call culturally protestants; they enjoy the activities, occasional church choirs and general traditions regarding the church and view them as cultural and social activities and events – and don’t view them as particularly religious.

    By far, the most Danes simply enjoy cultural traditions and view them as just that – cultural traditions, not relating them to religious faith.

  6. It is hard to measure, since the mainstream theology is based around introspection and a personal relation to God. In theory, a good Lutheran can live their entire life without ever going to church, without ever preaching or praying, without going on missions and so on, and still live 100% a good Christian life. There is literally no way, other than asking directly, to measure it. And I think, when it is done, the results are vastly different from survey to survey.

    I think, is my impression, is that a good chunk of Danes, over 50% perhaps, are believing in some way, and are Christian.

  7. It is probably a very small percent (I think maybe 3 to 1 %) I don’t think many people actually believe there is a god. I myself am a member of the church and that is only because to remove the membership you have to go all the way down to the church to unregister.

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