In addition to the followers of Luther’s evangelical teachings, representatives of other religious communities also live in Norway. They account for less than 6% of the total population. It should be noted that in Norway, various religious denominations exist in agreement with each other, such that there is no open hostility among one another. Nevertheless, the influence of the West is increasingly felt among young Norwegians. Many people no longer regard faith as a necessary aspect in the state system. At the moment, more than 6% of the local population does not profess any religion, and half of this number regards themselves as complete atheists. The largest public and religious movements that are not subject to the state Norwegian church are the Pentecostal movement, the Roman Catholic Church, Methodists and several other separate religious directions.
It is worth noting that Christianity was introduced into the country around the beginning of the 11th century AD. The fact is that trade contacts were during this period established with various European countries that were believers of the Christian faith. A rather bigger role was played by the Vikings’ campaigns. The Anglo-Saxon Church was trying to conduct serious missionary work, while the ally countries of Germany and Denmark contributed to the fact that in all countries of Scandinavia, the worship of nature became the traditional religion. It is worth noting that these religious principles were once key to all Sami. To date, many schools have introduced a course of general education in religion.
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