In general the Dutch aren’t what you would term a particularly religious society. If you were asked however to associate a particular religion with the Netherlands you would probably think of Calvinism, right? And whilst outside of the ‘bible belt’, the Protestant churches may be far from full nowadays; it is this religion that has left its mark on the majority of today's society.
(If you’ve never heard of the bible belt it’s a strip of land stretching from Zeeland to Drenthe made up of towns and villages where the most conservative of religions are practiced. There are often referred to as the 'black stocking churches' in reference to the sombre dress worn).
(If you’ve never heard of the bible belt it’s a strip of land stretching from Zeeland to Drenthe made up of towns and villages where the most conservative of religions are practiced. There are often referred to as the 'black stocking churches' in reference to the sombre dress worn).
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