Religious beliefs

RELIGIOUS BELIEFS

According to World Trade Press, Norwegian religious beliefs are divided as follows: 80 percent of Norwegians belong to the English evangelical Lutheran which is one of the main branches of Protestant Christianity, is identified with the theology of Martin Luther. Nine percent belong to other Christian groups such as the Evangelical Lutheran Free Church, the Roman Catholic Church, the Methodist Church and some Pentecostal groups. With regard to religious minorities, the largest is that of Islam which has two percent of the population and the other religious groups such as Buddhists, Jews, Sikhs and Indus make up one percent. seven percent are atheists or not affiliated with any religion.

About the cleric it is important to clarify that they are limited to fulfilling religious duties and working with young people, however they do not have much authority although they are highly respected for the role they play in the community. Many people who are part of the Norwegian clergy spend their time in cultures and non-Christian populations that are around the world and also giving seminars. there are even colleges that specialize in theological education and there is also a faculty of theology at the University of Oslo.

Despite the fact that 80 percent of Norwegians belong to the same religion, the government does not persecute any religion or group religion. In fact, foreign missionaries and religious workers do not require special visas or any kind of permission, the possession, display, distribution, and sale of all religious items are legal. The Norwegians are very tolerant of all religions, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway does not try to restrict any activity of other Christian or non-Christian groups, they even share a friendly relationship with other religious groups in the country.

In contrast with Colombia  

The predominant religion in Colombia is Catholic. 92% of the national population says to profess Catholicism or they are registered as Catholics, but within that same population one can count groups of indifferent religious. These figures take into account the percentage of Catholic baptisms, which does not necessarily reflect the number of believers.

Compared to Norway, the church plays a major role in building Colombia's social and political order (although it should not); their participation is passive (but there is) in the drafting of constitutions, in the approval of laws, in the realization of negotiations or in peace agreements with armed groups and especially in the regulation of institutions such as education or the family and not precisely because the church has a voice and vote in the decisiones of the country (in fact, Colombia is a secular state) if not because religion predominates in the country and many of the laws are protected by the church.

About persecution and freedom of worship through the 1991 Constitution, Colombia guarantees freedom of conscience. In its article 18, the specific magna carta that no resident in Colombia will be bothered by reason of their convictions or beliefs and in the following article (the 19th) guarantees the freedom of cults, which means that every person has right to freely profess their religion and to spread it individually or collectively, there is tolerance and respect as ir Norway.

Reference 

World, Trade Press. Norway Society & Culture Complete Report : An All-Inclusive Profile Combining All of Our Society and Culture Reports, World Trade Press, 2010. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ezproxy.uninorte.edu.co:2113/lib/unorte-ebooks/detail.action?docID=536152.