Every Major Religion except Islam is declining in Western Europe, reports Gordon-Conwell’s Center for the Study on Global Christianity. The drop is most evident in France, Sweden and the Netherlands, where church attendance is less than 10% in some areas. The forces driving the decline include Europe’s turbulent history, an increasing separation between the church and government and perhaps most of all, the continent’s unprecedented affluence. (USA Today 8-11-05)

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