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From The Guardian:\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Europe\u2019s march towards a post-Christian society has been starkly illustrated by research showing a majority of young people in a dozen countries do not follow a religion.<\/p>\n

The survey of 16- to 29-year-olds found the Czech Republic is the least religious country in Europe<\/a>, with 91% of that age group saying they have no religious affiliation. Between 70% and 80% of young adults in Estonia, Sweden and the Netherlands also categorise themselves as non-religious.<\/p>\n

The most religious country is Poland, where 17% of young adults define themselves as non-religious, followed by Lithuania with 25%.<\/p>\n

In the UK, only 7% of young adults identify as Anglican, fewer than the 10% who categorise themselves as Catholic. Young Muslims, at 6%, are on the brink of overtaking those who consider themselves part of the country\u2019s established church<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The figures are published in a report, Europe\u2019s Young Adults and Religion<\/a>, by Stephen Bullivant, a professor of theology and the sociology of religion at St Mary\u2019s University in London. They are based on data from the European social survey 2014-16.<\/p>\n

Religion was \u201cmoribund\u201d, he said. \u201cWith some notable exceptions, young adults increasingly are not identifying with or practising religion.\u201d<\/p>\n

The trajectory was likely to become more marked. \u201cChristianity as a default, as a norm, is gone, and probably gone for good \u2013 or at least for the next 100 years,\u201d Bullivant said.<\/p>\n

But there were significant variations, he said. \u201cCountries that are next door to one another, with similar cultural backgrounds and histories, have wildly different religious profiles.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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