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In general, Danes are not very religious, with church attendance being generally low. According to a 2005 study by Zuckerman {Link without Title} , Denmark has the third-highest proportion of Atheists and Agnostics in the world, estimate to be between 43% and 80%, as many do not practice their faith. Though Christmas is considered to be Denmark's most celebrated holiday, this is mostly due to cultural, rather than religious, reasons. In a 1999 EVS poll, International Religious Freedom Report 2005 - Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, US Department of State Danes were asked to identify the nature of their belief in God.
With the exception of the Minister For Ecclesiastical Affairs (and only some of them), you will not generally find politicians using religious rhetoric and arguments, especially not government ministers. The Christian Democrats is the only major political party which regularly uses religious rhetoric and arguments and their influence is very low with only around 2% of voters backing them. According to the .
Also, there are about 500 registered heathens (0.01% of the population) belonging to the old norse beliefs. RELIGION IN THE DANISH CONSTITUTION The Danish Constitution contains a number of paragraphs related to religion.
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