Is the US headed towards a socialist government?

[kandrathe]

I think more like 80 % considers themselves religious in Holland.

The statistic I saw for the Netherlands was that 40% would identify themselves with a religion, but only 20% attended regularly. Europe might be a special case, due to the mischief caused by the Protestant/Catholic upheavals. In the US, which was the destination for most of the exodus of those persecuted by either side, we have seen little decline in religiosity. ISKON - Religious Liberty in Western Europe was more the type of information I was seeking. They would certainly have a vested interest in religious liberty, as they are one of the more targeted groups for persecution.

For example; "The Belgian parliamentary commission on cults released its report on 28, April 1997. This document is even more extreme than the French report. It included a number of bizarre allegations against many groups including five mainline Catholic groups, among them: the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Quakers, the YWCA (but, for some reasons, not the YMCA), Hasidic Jews, and almost all Buddhists. It also proposes legislation making 'mind control' a crime."