Thread by @conradhackett

NEW REPORT BASED ON 15 COUNTRY SURVEY:
Being Christian in Western Europe
pewforum.org/2018/05/29/bei…

In most Western European countries, the majority of adults identify as Christian:
Portugal 83%
Italy 80%
Austria 80%
Ireland 80%
Finland 77%
Switzerland 75%
UK 73%
Germany 71%
Spain 66%
Denmark 65%
France 64%
Belgium 55%
Sweden 52%
Norway 51%
Netherland 41%

But in most European countries, most people who identify as Christian attend worship services less than once a month (identified below as "non-practicing Christians")

Europeans who identify with no religion
Netherlands 48%
Norway 43%
Sweden 42%
Belgium 38%
Denmark 30%
Spain 30%
France 28%
Germany 24%
UK 23%
Finland 22%
Switzerland 21%
Austria 16%
Portugal 15%
Ireland 15%
Italy 15%

Churchgoing European Christians are more likely than religious nones to say Islam is incompatible with national values

Europeans who are atheists, agnostics or have no religion in particular
Netherlands 48%
Norway 43%
Sweden 42%
Belgium 38%
Denmark 30%
Spain 30%
France 28%
Germany 24%
UK 23%
Finland 22%
Switzerland 21%
Austria 16%
Portugal 15%
Ireland 15%
Italy 15%

How you ask about religious identity in Europe influences response patterns. Some surveys effectively filter out those with weaker religious commitment levels from the population of those with a religious identity.

Atheists make up 5% to 19% of the population in Western European countries
Belgium 19%
Denmark 16%
France 15%
Sweden 14%
Netherlands 14%
Norway 11%
Germany 10%
UK 8%
Spain 8%
Switzerland 8%
Austria 6%
Ireland 6%
Italy 6%
Portugal 5%

US v. Europe: Americans more likely to say they are religious & spiritual, Europeans more likely to say they are neither religious nor spiritual

In Western Europe, Norwegians are most likely to say their culture is superior to other cultures

Most Europeans say they know nothing or not much at all about Islam & Judaism
pewforum.org/2018/05/29/nat…

Muslims are about 5% of the population of the EU, Norway & Switzerland. Most Europeans say they personally know someone who is Muslim.

Most Europeans favor at least some restrictions on the religious clothing of Muslim women

Church-attending Christians in Western Europe are more likely than religious nones to hold nationalist, anti-immigrant & anti-religious minority views
pewforum.org/2018/05/29/nat…

Explanations European give for dropping their religion

Do not believe in God or any higher power:
Sweden 41%
Belgium 39%
Netherlands 34%
Norway 33%
Denmark 29%
UK 27%
France 27%
Germany 26%
Switzerland 25%
Finland 24%
Spain 20%
Austria 19%
Ireland 18%
Italy 15%
Portugal 9%

3% in UK say God talks with them daily, 28% say so in Portugal

Europeans say they have a soul

In Finland, less than half (43%) of those who were raised with no religion still identify as religiously unaffiliated
pewforum.org/2018/05/29/rel…