The economics of religion

POSTED BY: fredgiblet
UPDATED: Saturday, July 21, 2007 03:26
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FREDGIBLET

Wednesday, July 18, 2007 12:13 AM

Interesting article about the economics of religion in Europe

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118434936941966055.html?mod=home_we_ba
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CAVALIER

Friday, July 20, 2007 6:17 PM

Didn't Adam Smith write something about this?

FLETCH2

Friday, July 20, 2007 6:25 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Cavalier:
Didn't Adam Smith write something about this?

I prefer the Kevin Smith version.

ANTIMASON

Saturday, July 21, 2007 2:10 AM

interesting article. i dont have much to follow with.. except that im encouraged to hear that Europe is returning to its 'theological' roots. im also not suprised to learn that state funded religious exorcises actually serve to drive people FROM church. just as the bible itself says, Gods message was never meant to be 'institutionalized' with 'the(fallen)world'

FLETCH2

Saturday, July 21, 2007 3:26 AM

In Sweden you pay extra taxes if you are a believer in order to fund the church. Swedes don't like paying taxes.

These things come and go in cycles. In the mid 70's Mormanism started to be very popular, there have been various forms of baptist, methodist and non conformist churches going way back. The idea that Europe is somehow Godless comes from the American POV. What is true is that our civil societies are secular which is how it should be.