The Protestants who remained in France would have to wait until the French Revolution and "The Declaration of The Rights of Man" in 1789 before they saw more liberty.
Such a complex history makes religion in France a touchy subject. According to Francoscopie, 2007:
73% of French people say they have a religion.
62% say they are Catholic.
2% of the country calls themselves Protestant. These live mostly in the eastern part of France and are divided into the denominations of Calvinists, Lutherians, Evangelicals, Pentacostals, Methodists, 7th Day Adventists and Jehovah Witnesses.
A survey indicated 1, 000 parishes and 2,000 pastors. According to the same survey, 60% of the Protestants interviewed said they did not attend church regularly.
This is the situation facing us as we go to serve in France. May God touch hearts and open eyes!
Tell us about yourself! Where are you from? Why do you want to visit France? How do you hope God will bless this trip?
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ReplyDeleteI'm a college student in Brazil (24). I don't know if God has it in his plans for me to go to France, but a series of happenings around me lately have took me to a great love towards a true and powerful revival and spiritual awakening in France, especialy around today's youth!
Know that this is my constant prayer here in Brazil for France!
Best wishes to all there who have given themselves, so that the glory of God may be seen in France! (Luke 10:2)
Marina
Does that mean that 40% of Protestants DO attend church regularly? If so, that's actually a much higher percentage than the equivalent figure for Catholics (where it's probably no more than 10%).
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