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Originally Posted by ammark
For the most part I perceive Western European societies to be in a post-modern state, vigourously defensive of the complete removal of religion from public life, while upholding values that tolerate all forms of diversity, and thus it includes hedonism and materialism as a lifestyle ...which seems to be greatly at odds with the austerity of religion.
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this is certainly true of england and wales, france, germany, the lowlands and the scandinavian countries. the former communist block as well as greece and italy are a little more religiously minded.