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All European countries have a strong religious past. Mostly a “Christian” one, in various forms. As a result, their constitutions all begin with a preamble that clearly refers to God (meaning the God of the Bible). When new ministers, members of parliament, or governments are sworn in, phrases or “oaths” such as “...so help me God” are usually used. Only politicians on the far left reject these “oaths”. The EU, on the other hand, has nothing of the sort! It deliberately refrains from doing so. It presents itself as religiously neutral, although your observation is correct that Islam is given much more attention than Christianity. One example that comes to mind is that a few years ago, the EU published an official wall calendar that omitted all Christian holidays (including Christmas!) but included all Islamic ones! This led to reactions in church circles. The EU authorities' response was that it had been a mistake and that they had simply “forgotten” it...
Yes, Sweden has a big migrant problem with gangs and violent riots. This is particularly unusual for this country, as Sweden is actually very sparsely populated.
However, it is probably most pronounced in Germany. Knife attacks on individuals are commonplace. Attacks on events such as Christmas markets are also common. In the summer, assaults occur practically every day in public swimming pools, even on minors. The mainstream media always try to downplay this or keep it quiet altogether. The clear aim is to condition the population to accept this as normal. When confronted with this, mainstream politicians react with feigned concern, only to do nothing about it. The only political party in Germany, the AfD, is fighting back with all its might, but it is being attacked fiercely by all the other parties and the MSM and branded as a “Nazi party” (which is absurd!). But you're right, the whole thing is also very difficult for me to understand and why over 70% still vote for the old party cartel.
The characteristics and traditions relating to Christianity vary enormously between European countries and sometimes even within the countries. Roughly speaking, it can be divided into Protestant (based of Luther, Zwingli or Calvin Reformers), Catholic, or Lutheran movements. The southern countries are mostly very strongly Catholic. The western and northern countries tend to be Protestant, and the eastern countries Lutheran. The “official” churches are often closely intertwined with the state. The gospel is usually only preached in a watered-down form or not at all. (With a few exceptions.) Here again, Germany sets the worst example. The official Protestant Church, i.e., the direct descendants of Martin Luther's Reformation (!), are completely off track. Recently, the annual Kirchentag (Church Congress) took place again. Secular political organizations such as “Grandmothers Against the Right” and the gender movement gave presentations there, while pro-life activists were not allowed to attend!
The spread of evangelical churches that still preach the gospel and lead visitors to repentance and to following Jesus also varies greatly. They are more common in Western countries than in Southern or Eastern countries. In Italy, for example, less than 1% of Christians are evangelical!
Thank you for your prayers!
