Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Religion in Norway is mostly Evangelical Lutheran, with 76.1% of the population officially belonging to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway in 2013. The Roman Catholic Church is the next largest Christian denomination at 2.4% (however there has been a charge of massive fraud in the Catholic numbers) and a total of 82% belong to all Christian denominations. The officially unaffiliated make up 13.0% of the population. Islam is claimed by 2.4% of the population according to government records, making it the largest non-Christian religion. However, the state provides funds to recognized denominations according to the number of registered members and the Evangelical Lutheran Church has a privileged place in society, though less so since a constitutional change in May 2012, which means the official figures do not necessarily reflect actual religious belief.Early Norwegians, like all of the people of Scandinavia, were adherents of Norse paganism; the Sámi having a shamanistic religion. Due to the efforts of Christian missionaries, Norway was gradually Christianized in a process starting in approximately 1000 and substantially finished by 1150. Prior to the Reformation, Norwegians were part of the Catholic Church, with the change to Protestantism commencing in 1536.In modern times, Norway – like many European countries – has seen a great decline in religiosity, at least among non-immigrant Norwegian endemics, and most Norwegians are irreligious: atheism and agnosticism are the most common metaphysical views according to Zuckerman.According to the most recent Eurobarometer Poll of 2010, 22% of Norwegian citizens responded that \"they believe there is a God\". 44% answered that \"they believe there is some sort of spirit or life force\". 29% answered that \"they do not believe there is any sort of spirit, God, or life force\". 5% answered that they \"do not know\".Phil Zuckerman, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Pitzer College, estimates atheism rates in Norway as ranging from 31 to 72%, based on various studies."@en }
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- Religion_in_Norway abstract "Religion in Norway is mostly Evangelical Lutheran, with 76.1% of the population officially belonging to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway in 2013. The Roman Catholic Church is the next largest Christian denomination at 2.4% (however there has been a charge of massive fraud in the Catholic numbers) and a total of 82% belong to all Christian denominations. The officially unaffiliated make up 13.0% of the population. Islam is claimed by 2.4% of the population according to government records, making it the largest non-Christian religion. However, the state provides funds to recognized denominations according to the number of registered members and the Evangelical Lutheran Church has a privileged place in society, though less so since a constitutional change in May 2012, which means the official figures do not necessarily reflect actual religious belief.Early Norwegians, like all of the people of Scandinavia, were adherents of Norse paganism; the Sámi having a shamanistic religion. Due to the efforts of Christian missionaries, Norway was gradually Christianized in a process starting in approximately 1000 and substantially finished by 1150. Prior to the Reformation, Norwegians were part of the Catholic Church, with the change to Protestantism commencing in 1536.In modern times, Norway – like many European countries – has seen a great decline in religiosity, at least among non-immigrant Norwegian endemics, and most Norwegians are irreligious: atheism and agnosticism are the most common metaphysical views according to Zuckerman.According to the most recent Eurobarometer Poll of 2010, 22% of Norwegian citizens responded that \"they believe there is a God\". 44% answered that \"they believe there is some sort of spirit or life force\". 29% answered that \"they do not believe there is any sort of spirit, God, or life force\". 5% answered that they \"do not know\".Phil Zuckerman, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Pitzer College, estimates atheism rates in Norway as ranging from 31 to 72%, based on various studies.".