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 ?
It is... but reality is; if you ask the majority of the Norwegian people if they are Christian, that is: "Are you a Christian?" (you know beforehand that 9 out of 10 are members of the 'Christian' Lutheran Church) you will definitely get 8 out of 10 times: "No, I am not". Why is that?
This is because to be a Christian, that is to label yourself a Christian, you involve a question of personal belief.
Someone who calls themselves a Christian here, and you know this very well, are people believing in Jesus Christ and think they are saved.

As for Jewish people and asking them if they are Jews, they would probably call themselves a Jew even if they don’t believe in the religion of Judaism.
As for Muslims, I can’t make any knowledge claim there because I have none.
Furthermore, most people will belong to a religion when they are born. Does that make them believers ?
As my Norwegian example shows: it does not.
Would you call me a Christian?