{"id":213575,"date":"2018-11-01T16:54:40","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T14:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=213575"},"modified":"2018-11-01T16:54:40","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T14:54:40","slug":"religion-is-key-part-of-identity-for-most-romanians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/religion-is-key-part-of-identity-for-most-romanians\/","title":{"rendered":"Religion is key part of identity for most Romanians"},"content":{"rendered":"

74% of Romanians consider that their nationality is defined by Christianity, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2015-17 and published on Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Romania has ranked fifth among 34 European countries in terms of the percentage of their populations that consider religion a key component of their national identity, behind Armenia (82%), Georgia (81%), Serbia (78%) and Greece (76%).<\/p>\n

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Also, a staggering 95 % of Romanians believe in the existence of God, and 98% of adults identify as Christians.<\/p>\n

The results of the same survey show that 50% of Romanians consider religion is very important in their lives and 40% pray daily.<\/p>\n

The survey was conducted by Pew Research Center between 2015 and 2017 among nearly 56,000 adults (ages 18 and older) in 34 Western, Central and Eastern European countries.<\/p>\n