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Strange that Russia is listed under "other" -- last time I checked, the Russian Orthodox Church was still cited as the dominant religious institution there, despite decades of repression under the Soviets.

I'm also surprised that Israel would rank so low on the vertical scale, considering how polarized the population is in terms of ethnic and religious differences. Maybe the survey respondents are trying to compensate for something?



Polarisation doesn't require a high percentage of the population to give a damn; just for those that do to be really really loud about it.

There are also a lot of people who identify as ethnically Jewish (and are passionate and vocal about it) but not religious.


israel is not a very religious country, at least in terms of the Jewish population there.




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