Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Christianity is the largest religion in Norway. Norway has historically been called a Christian country. A majority of the population are members of the Church of Norway with 76.1% of the population officially belonging to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway in 2013. One need not go further back than the beginning of the 1900s to find a much more religious atmosphere. At numerous times in history, Norway sent more missionaries per capita than any other country. This changed considerably from the 1960s. In 2004, only 12% of the population attended church services each month. Citizens born in Norway to one or two Norwegian parents are automatically added to the list of Protestant Christians in Norway, and are required to \"sign out\" of the church. There are two categories kept in the church's books, \"medlemmer\" (members) and \"tilhørige\" (belonging to [the State church]). Members technically have to be baptised, whereas \"tilhørige\" are to be taken out of the books if not baptised by the age of 18. Norwegian citizens' tax funds are given to the Protestant Church until one registers as a member of another religious group, or as a member of the Humanist association.In 1993, there were 4,981 churches and chapels in Norway."@en }
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- Christianity_in_Norway abstract "Christianity is the largest religion in Norway. Norway has historically been called a Christian country. A majority of the population are members of the Church of Norway with 76.1% of the population officially belonging to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway in 2013. One need not go further back than the beginning of the 1900s to find a much more religious atmosphere. At numerous times in history, Norway sent more missionaries per capita than any other country. This changed considerably from the 1960s. In 2004, only 12% of the population attended church services each month. Citizens born in Norway to one or two Norwegian parents are automatically added to the list of Protestant Christians in Norway, and are required to \"sign out\" of the church. There are two categories kept in the church's books, \"medlemmer\" (members) and \"tilhørige\" (belonging to [the State church]). Members technically have to be baptised, whereas \"tilhørige\" are to be taken out of the books if not baptised by the age of 18. Norwegian citizens' tax funds are given to the Protestant Church until one registers as a member of another religious group, or as a member of the Humanist association.In 1993, there were 4,981 churches and chapels in Norway.".