Norway's Religion
The three top religions are
- 68% - Lutheran Christianity
- 18% - Unaffiliated (atheist, agnostic, etc.)
- 3% - Islam
About Christianity
- Christianity is monotheistic, meaning they only believe in one god.
- Christianity is universalizing, it appeals to a large group of people and it is actively looking for new members.
- It has 2.3 billion followers, and 80 million are Lutheran.
- The holy book is The Bible.
- Some holy sites are:
- Jerusalem, where Jesus was crucified
- Bethlehem, where he was born
- The main symbol of Christianity is the cross.
Beliefs of Lutheran Christianity
- They believe that Jesus is the son of God.
- They believe in the trinity, that the father, the son, and the holy sprit are separate, but they are all part of God.
Images
The global distribution of Christians
M Tracy Hunter, Svenskbygderna, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
People attending "midnight mass"
Patrick Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Stave church of Heddal
By Micha L. Rieser
Different depictions of Jesus
See individual images, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
