It's very common, when one lives in a theocracy, to pretend to be religious. That way you don't get shunned by your fellow citizens, and have to deal with all

It's very common, when one lives in a theocracy, to pretend to be religious. That way you don't get shunned by your fellow citizens, and have to deal with all sorts of awkward situations. The actual levels of religosity can drop a _lot_ before it becomes clear that darn-near everyone is just pretending. In 2011, membership the Church of Scotland dropped to the point where it was less popular than "No Religion". This got a lot of publicity - and meant that over the next two years the membership nearly _halved_, from 32% to 18%. Because once there's no social requirement to say "Oh yes, I believe in God", all of the people who hadn't been going to church anyway stop saying it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Scotland#Position_in_Scottish_society https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Scotland#Position_in...