Quote Originally Posted by bmolsson
Ok. 90 % belongs to the Lutheran Church, but they are not Christians ? Isn't the Lutheran Church a part of the Christian religion ?

According to the CIA statistics there are no atheists in US. Even though there seems to be plenty of them here.
Most atheists will marry in the church, celebrate Christmas and get buried at a church graveyard. Why is that ?
Furthermore, most people will belong to a religion when they are born. Does that make the believers ?

It's all about reality.
i think you miss the point of the CIA statistics
they give you the religious breakdown

OF THOSE WHO ARE RELIGIOUS, - may be 75% of the total population
so is the breakdown is (fake stats) 35% Catholic, 50% protestant, 3% Jewish, 2% muslim, 10% other - this is the 100% breakdown of 75% of the population.

atheists are not counted because it is not a religion so it does not belong on the religion percentage list - they are part of the 25% (total pop) who are not religious

some other countries include atheist in the religious breakdown