Not necessarily. I know people from Europe who call themselves Christian, and yet when asked when was the last time they went to church, they basically just went for weddings and funerals.
So, sure, in a census or some government form they may self-identify as Christian, but for all practical purposes they are "godless"; IOW, "god" plays minimal to no role in their daily lives.
> I know people from Europe who call themselves Christian, and yet when asked when was the last time they went to church, they basically just went for weddings and funerals.
Degree of participation in religious ritual and degree of belief in God are not necessarily related. There's certainly some correlation, but its quite possible to believe that God exists, and that he isn't overly concerned with whether you show up at a particular building on a weekly basis.
> So, sure, in a census or some government form they may self-identify as Christian, but for all practical purposes they are "godless"; IOW, "god" plays minimal to no role in their daily lives.
You seemed to have conflated "God" with "formal religious ritual".
> Completely false and uninformed statement.
Not necessarily. I know people from Europe who call themselves Christian, and yet when asked when was the last time they went to church, they basically just went for weddings and funerals.
So, sure, in a census or some government form they may self-identify as Christian, but for all practical purposes they are "godless"; IOW, "god" plays minimal to no role in their daily lives.