Religion in Denmark

"The predominant religion in Denmark is Lutheran. I've seen statistics out there that say 97% of the people in Denmark are Lutheran But, I just wonder about statistics like this. Where'd those numbers come from and who did the math?" In Denmark, the Danes are born into the Lutheran church, and pay approx 1% of their taxes to the Lutheran church. These Danes are all baptised, and confirmed, and then later married and buried within the church. To not be a member of the Lutheran church, one has to actually leave the church, or when a child is born, the parents are to say if the child is to not be a member of the church. (The parents go to the church to name the child). So this is where the 97% comes from. We know that it's 90-something%, anyway, don't know if it's exactly 97%. Of that 90-something%, only a fraction go to church regularly. Baptism and confirmation is very much a part of their culture. Besides, if one dies and isn't a member, it costs a lot of money to be buried! Anyway, a lot of people in Denmark are Lutheran. Do you want to learn more?
Check out the "Folkekirker" - the evangelical-Lutheran Church of Denmark.


"The predominant religion in Denmark is Lutheran. I've seen statistics out there that say 97% of the people in Denmark are Lutheran. But, I just wonder about statistics like this. Where'd those numbers come from and who did the math?"
In Denmark, the Danes are born into the Lutheran church, and pay approx 1% of their taxes to the Lutheran church. These Danes are all baptised, and confirmed, and then later married and buried within the church. To not be a member of the Lutheran church, one has to actually leave the church, or when a child is born, the parents are to say if the child is to not be a member of the church. (The parents go to the church to name the child).
So this is where the 97% comes from. We know that it's 90-something%, anyway, don't know if it's exactly 97%. Of that 90-something%, only a fraction go to church regularly. Baptism and confirmation is very much a part of their culture. Besides, if one dies and isn't a member, it costs a lot of money to be buried!
Hope that helps.

 

Typical Danish Church





LINKS


The Liberal Catholic Church in Denmark
http://www.universellekirke.dk/

A Danish Gospel in Frescoes
http://www.folkekirken.dk/leksikon/fresco/fresco-eng.htm
Many pictures and the history of Christianity in Denmark.