CEE: Church's socio-political role is fading

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  • Poland and Lithuania
  • Devout Poles
  • 'Conformist' Lithuanians
  • Bulgaria and Romania
  • Muslim minority
  • Romanian diversity
  • Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia
  • Diverse Hungarians
  • Catholic Slovaks
  • Different Slovenes
  • Estonia, Latvia and Czech Republic
  • Relaxed Estonians
  • Latvia's early atheism
  • Secular Czechs
  • No state religion
  • More religious states
  • Poland
  • Lithuania
  • Romania
  • Slovakia
  • More secular states
  • Estonia and Latvia
  • Slovenia
  • Weak churches
  • Czech Catholics
  • Hungarian Catholics
  • Bulgarian Orthodox
  • Less religious, more successful
  • More Catholic, less liberal?
  • More Protestant, more tolerant?
  • Outlook

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