Spiritual Conditions in France

The spiritual conditions in France are different than those in the United States. France government is more secular than the United States due to various laws expressing the separation of church and state which does not explicitly exist in United States legislature. Also, the population of these countries who go to church is vastly different. In France, 12% of the population regularly attends church. In the United States, 39% of the population goes to church. 

Church attendance is much greater in the United States. 10% of the French population attends church nearly every week, but 40% of the American population attends church regularly. Secularism is much more prevalent in the France, which means that although sharing the gospel is important in the United States, there is also an equal, if not greater need for sharing the gospel in France. 

The religious demographics are rather varied as well. About 40% of people in France are Catholic, but less than 5% of people are Protestant. However in the US, 25% of people are Catholic and over 50% percent profess to be Protestant. There is also a greater population of atheists in France, with 13% of the population compared to less than 2% of the American population.