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Is God Dead In Europe?
And what that might mean for AmericaTwo snapshots from a recent tourist trip to Europe: We are in Prague, the lovely and lively capital of the Czech Republic, where the bars and cafes are full, the glitzy crystal and art shops are busy, and the dozen of historic cathedrals and churches are largely empty, except for a few gawking tourist snapping photos.
A local news records that the city is becoming Europe’s new capital for pornographic filmmaking. Only 19% of the cities population believes in the existence of God. For an American Catholic, Europe is a puzzling, sometimes discouraging place these days. Is God dead there? Many signs suggest that Europeans think so.
Common knowledge shows that alcoholics outnumber practicing Christians and that more Czechs believe in UFO’s than believe in God.
Studies show a dramatic decline in church attendance in the five key countries: France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy.
Those who see the emergence of a post-Christian era in Europe wonder the profound consequence for the continent and the ominous portend for the United States. Where Europe has gone, America could be going.
Western Europe has been called “the cradle of Christianity”.