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Areas where Protestant missionaries had a significant presence in the past are on average more economically developed today, with comparatively better health, lower infant mortality, lower corruption, greater literacy, higher educational attainment (especially for women), and more robust membership in nongovernmental associations.

Areas where Protestant missionaries had a significant presence in the past are on average more economically developed today, with comparatively better health, lower infant mortality, lower corruption, greater literacy, higher educational attainment (especially for women), and more robust membership in nongovernmental associations.

In short: Want a blossoming democracy today? The solution is simple—if you have a time machine: Send a 19th-century missionary."<ref> Christianity Today, [https://archive.is/cDMnA The Surprising Discovery About Those Colonialist, Proselytizing Missionaries], January 8, 2014</ref>}}

In short: Want a blossoming democracy today? The solution is simple—if you have a time machine: Send a 19th-century missionary."<ref>Christianity Today, [https://archive.is/cDMnA The Surprising Discovery About Those Colonialist, Proselytizing Missionaries], January 8, 2014</ref>}}

=== Eurozone crisis and countries with a cultural legacy of Protestantism ===

=== Eurozone crisis and countries with a cultural legacy of Protestantism ===

{{Cquote|But proponents of creationism contend that most Swiss want creationism taught alongside evolution in biology class.  A survey commissioned by the Christian organization Pro Genesis earlier this year found 80 percent of Swiss want creationism taught in schools, according to swissinfo. Meanwhile, an international survey last year found 30 percent of Swiss reject evolution – one of the highest rates in Europe.<ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/swiss-evangelicals-heat-up-creationism-debate-30354/ Swiss Evangelicals Heat Up Creationism Debate]</ref>}}

{{Cquote|But proponents of creationism contend that most Swiss want creationism taught alongside evolution in biology class.  A survey commissioned by the Christian organization Pro Genesis earlier this year found 80 percent of Swiss want creationism taught in schools, according to swissinfo. Meanwhile, an international survey last year found 30 percent of Swiss reject evolution – one of the highest rates in Europe.<ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/swiss-evangelicals-heat-up-creationism-debate-30354/ Swiss Evangelicals Heat Up Creationism Debate]</ref>}}

A Swiss website also reports:  [http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Evangelical_churches_boom_in_Switzerland.html?cid=31687432 Evangelical churches are booming in Switzerland] and [http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/specials/religion_in_switzerland/Faith,_love_and_the_evangelicals.html?cid=42434 Faith, love and Swiss evangelicals]].

A Swiss website also reports:  [http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Evangelical_churches_boom_in_Switzerland.html?cid=31687432 Evangelical churches are booming in Switzerland] and [http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/specials/religion_in_switzerland/Faith,_love_and_the_evangelicals.html?cid=42434 Faith, love and Swiss evangelicals].

== Happiness and irreligious countries with Protestant cultural legacies ==

== Happiness and irreligious countries with Protestant cultural legacies ==

As noted above, due to the history of the [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[Reformation]], significant Protestant populations can be found in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, the northern part of Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the east, north and west of Switzerland.<ref>[http://www.adherents.com/adh_predom.html Predominant religions], Adherence.com</ref>

As noted above, due to the history of the [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[Reformation]], significant Protestant populations can be found in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, the northern part of Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the east, north and west of Switzerland.<ref>[http://www.adherents.com/adh_predom.html Predominant religions], Adherence.com</ref>

When atheist and [[secular left|secular leftist]] apologists cite various favorable economic and societal statistics of irreligious countries which formerly had a strong presence of Protestantism (typically in Northern Europe), they generally do not mention the issue of the effects of cultural legacies (For example, what factors in their past best explain their current prosperity?).

When atheist and [[secular left]]ist apologists cite various favorable economic and societal statistics of irreligious countries which formerly had a strong presence of Protestantism (typically in Northern Europe), they generally do not mention the issue of the effects of cultural legacies (For example, what factors in their past best explain their current prosperity?).

Next, since there is a significant amount of data indicating that religiosity is positively correlated to physical and mental health (see: [[Atheism and health]]) and [[Atheism and depression]] and [[Atheism and suicide]] and [[Atheism and alcoholism]] and [[Atheism and drug addiction]]). there is the issue of comparing apples to apples and oranges to oranges. Namely, a legitimate question is: How much happier or less happier are the religious within irreligious countries that have significant Protestant populations, than the irreligious in those same countries or do they have the same degree of happiness?.

Next, since there is a significant amount of data indicating that religiosity is positively correlated to physical and mental health (see: [[Atheism and health]]) and [[Atheism and depression]] and [[Atheism and suicide]] and [[Atheism and alcoholism]] and [[Atheism and drug addiction]]). there is the issue of comparing apples to apples and oranges to oranges. Namely, a legitimate question is: How much happier or less happier are the religious within irreligious countries that have significant Protestant populations, than the irreligious in those same countries or do they have the same degree of happiness?.