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Description: Thanks to Curiosity Stream for sponsoring today’s video. Go to curiositystream.thld.co/knowledgia0821 and use code KNOWLEDGIA to save 25% off today, that’s only $14.99 a year. Why isn't Eastern Germany Religious? Around the globe, Europe is generally heavily associated with the religion of Christianity, just as the Middle East is usually linked to Islam, and so on and so forth. The general assumption about European countries is that they are probably at least mostly populated by Christians, even if the nation itself hasn’t declared any official state religion. And while this is often a pretty accurate assumption, in some cases, such as with Germany, it’s not so straightforward… ♦Consider to Support the Channel of Patreon and gain cool stuff: patreon.com/Knowledgia ♦Please consider to SUBSCRIBE : goo.gl/YJNqek ♦Music by Epidemic Sound ♦Script & Research : Skylar J. Gordon - youtube.com/channel/UCZNL5Mmj7ivIgLMSmoNb34w/videos ♦Sources : Smith, Roland. The Church in the GDR. Krisch, Henry. The German Democratic Republic. deseret.com/2014/11/9/20551750/25-years-after-berlin-wall-s-fall-faith-still-fragile-in-former-east-germany#united-states-secretary-of-state-john-kerry-left-touches-the-remains-of-the-berlin-wall-during-a-visits-at-the-wall-memorial-site-prior-to-a-news-conference-with-german-foreign-minister-frank-walter-steinmeier-third-left-in-berlin-wednesday-oct-22-2014 theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2012/sep/22/atheism-east-germany-godless-place #History #Documentary #Germany