[Do not dub me shapka broham]

That's true, for the most part.

A majority of the "Christian Democratic" parties do not even have nominal ties to what we would consider organized religion.

Once you move west of Poland, you're entering secular humanist territory.

[Stoat]

A majority of the "Christian Democratic" parties do not even have nominal ties to what we would consider organized religion.

Once you move west of Poland, you're entering secular humanist territory.
 

That's so terribly, terribly sad.  I think it's quite telling that the regions once known as "eastern bloc" are now, with their newly-found freedoms,  some of the most passionate supporters of Democracy and along with it, religion....they  understand what freedom means, and also how important religion is. I suppose the difference in East vs. Western Europe may have a bit to do with the relative prosperity that Western Europe has experienced post WW2...they thought that with their prosperity, they could embrace Socialism and leave God at the curb.   They are now finding that this wasn't such a good choice...their economies are failing and their cultures are falling apart.  Bad choices have consequences.

A majority of the "Christian Democratic" parties do not even have nominal ties to what we would consider organized religion.

Once you move west of Poland, you're entering secular humanist territory.
 

That's so terribly, terribly sad.  I think it's quite telling that the regions once known as "eastern bloc" are now, with their newly-found freedoms,  some of the most passionate supporters of Democracy and along with it, religion....they  understand what freedom means, and also how important religion is. I suppose the difference in East vs. Western Europe may have a bit to do with the relative prosperity that Western Europe has experienced post WW2...they thought that with their prosperity, they could embrace Socialism and leave God at the curb.   They are now finding that this wasn't such a good choice...their economies are failing and their cultures are falling apart.  Bad choices have consequences.