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A survey in the early 1990s found that Poland was one of the world’s most religious countries. Roman Catholicism is very strong and very conservative, and while all religions have equal rights in Poland, the Catholic church has been aggressive since 1989 in trying to shape the society on Catholic principles. The small number of Protestants and even smaller number of Evangelicals tend to be viewed as sects. However, many things are converging to make the next 2-3 years incredibly significant for Poland. Not only do we have the massive changes such as the death of Pope John Paul II; the entry of Poland into the European Union; the huge amount of money that is being pumped into the Polish economy as a result of their successful negotiations; the social upheaval and widespread disillusionment with the current religious panorama - there is also a universal sense among church leaders that 'something is going to happen for Poland': God is at work! Evidence for this can be seen from the fact that the Luis Palau organization had a recent successful evangelistic outreach campaign in Poland; a number of denominations have declared 2007 as a year for evangelism; the European Evangelical Alliance has chosen Poland as the venue for its Annual Conference not just for 2006, but also for 2007- they have never done that before for any country! ECM is also seeking to respond to these new opportunities. | Religion: | - Catholic - 78%
- Unaffiliated - 10%
- Non-Religious 10%
| - Orthodox - 1%
- Protestant - 0.4%
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ECMI Prayer Points
Please join ECMI and its ministry partners in praying for Europe in a targeted way in 2012. People from around the world will be praying for revival in Europe. Use the Pray Europe.com website to guide you in your prayers for the countries of Europe. Download the latest prayer points to guide you in your prayers for ECMI.
God's Secret Listener: The Albanian Army Captain Who Risked Everything by John Butterworth
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Albania's Communist dictator, Enver Hoxha, proclaimed his country to be the world's first truly atheistic state. Under Hoxha's rule, Captain Berti Dosti was one of the elite who served on a communications team monitoring Albania's borders for American incursions. However, this diligent soldier left his country unguarded for 15 minutes a week as he regularly tuned into Trans World Radio's broadcasts, ultimately becoming a believer. Had he been discovered he would probably have been shot. Yet this young man with a growing faith continued to listen and would later pioneer the rebuilding of Albania's wrecked society.
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