The Results of Religious Policy

Question 1

What did religious policy aim to do?

Answer 1

Reduce the numbers engaged in active worship.

Question 2

1980s survey- what % of population believed in God?

Answer 2

25-

Note that far fewer would be engaged in worship

Question 3

The INFLUENCE of formal religious structures DECLINED considerably, but

Answer 3

For those who remained faithful, the government’s actions intensified religious commitment.

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An underground network of support developed— to provide sustenance for those whose needs were not met by the government