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Permalink Reply by Hannah Elstrøm on May 22, 2011 at 3:53am

Thanks for the welcome!

Here's an interesting statistic for you that I dug up, that might just confuse even more than explain: 80,7% of the population are members of the public Evangelical-Lutheran church, but only about 30% of the population say they "believe there is a God". Children who are baptized are automatically members of the state church. They can choose to leave the church when they're 15, but most just don't bother, resulting in some pretty misleading statistics. I myself was never baptized, but I have loads of friends who were and who are still members even though they don't identify as Christian. It's a bit baffling to me, but it really comes down to a mix of laziness and love for tradition.

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Permalink Reply by JC Hamner on May 25, 2011 at 7:32pm

Thanks for clarifying that point, which has been a little puzzling to me. Norway, as well Scandinavia in general (don't hit me ;) ) seems to be a model corner of the globe, at least compared to, well, pretty much everywhere else. It's good to have more understanding of the position of atheists/secularists abroad.

Also, welcome to T|A! It's great to have you.

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Permalink Reply by Scarlette Blues on May 22, 2011 at 1:51pm

Welcome to T|A! I look forward to seeing you around the boards! :)

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Permalink Reply by Tim on May 22, 2011 at 2:20pm

Hey Hannah, happy day after doomsday!:-)  I'm new also, glad to see I'm not the only one!

 

Always wanted to visit Scandinavia. My brother met his first wife in Kragero, which judging by the pictures is stunning! A beautiful, beautiful country (if a little chilly!).

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Hannah Elstrøm on May 22, 2011 at 2:23pm

Thanks for the welcome!

 

Oh, Kragerø is beautiful! I went there on holiday a couple of years ago, would love to go back again someday :)

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Permalink Reply by Stephen Akpan Nosa-Osagie on May 22, 2011 at 3:23pm

Hi Hannah, you are welcome to the fold. I am new also and I think I would need a lot of followup in order to really get the concept of being a member of this group. I live in Nigeria, and all my life I have been a Christian, but with recent development and all that has happened to me in the past, I am living that faith to seek a better way of knowing whom I really am.

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Permalink Reply by Heather Henderson on May 22, 2011 at 5:13pm

Howdy!

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Permalink Reply by Daria Black on May 22, 2011 at 7:51pm

Welcome to TA Hannah. I hope you enjoy being among us :)

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Permalink Reply by Rene Guzman on May 22, 2011 at 8:41pm

welcome, I hope you enjoy the site!

 

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Permalink Reply by Craig Nomazlab on May 25, 2011 at 8:13pm

Welcome, Hannah! I'm sure you'll find lots of interesting discussions on this website.

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Permalink Reply by Caesar MacEntire on May 25, 2011 at 11:40pm

Welcome, I hope you find everyone as friendly and intriguing as I have!

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Permalink Reply by Nate Bauder on May 26, 2011 at 1:27pm

Sorry for the late reply, but welcome! And look! You survived the Rapture too! What a releif.

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