"Atheists equal believers in Norway for first time
The number of Norwegian atheists now equals those who believe in God for the first time since a key survey began, in a sign that secularization is still taking place in the once god-fearing nation.
In this year’s survey by Ipsos MMI, 38 percent of those asked about their faith said they were atheists, the exact same share of the sample who said that they were believers. Only 24 percent said they were uncertain.
“It reflects the secularization that has taken place over time, and that is already apparent in lower baptism numbers,” Silje Kvamme Bjorndal, a research fellow at the Norwegian School of Theology, told the Vårt Land newspaper.
The poll, which was first carried out in 1985 has recorded a steady decline in belief over the last decade."
http://www.thelocal.no/20150331/atheists-equal-believers-in-norway-for-first-time
The number of Norwegian atheists now equals those who believe in God for the first time since a key survey began, in a sign that secularization is still taking place in the once god-fearing nation.
In this year’s survey by Ipsos MMI, 38 percent of those asked about their faith said they were atheists, the exact same share of the sample who said that they were believers. Only 24 percent said they were uncertain.
“It reflects the secularization that has taken place over time, and that is already apparent in lower baptism numbers,” Silje Kvamme Bjorndal, a research fellow at the Norwegian School of Theology, told the Vårt Land newspaper.
The poll, which was first carried out in 1985 has recorded a steady decline in belief over the last decade."
http://www.thelocal.no/20150331/atheists-equal-believers-in-norway-for-first-time
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