John,

I don't think it is only Holland that is in a sad state with regard to godlessness. Unfortunately I don't have a link or a reference right now, but if you read the articles and books by Peter Jones you will see that it also is the case for France. He worked for about 15 years as a missionary in the south of France.

I will add my two pence by saying that humanism, and things like taking the concept of freedom way to far may have added to the situation. I have also heard it a number of times that WWI and WWII had the effect that many people were so shocked by the brutality and suffering of these two wars that they abandoned religion altogether. Or something like that.

But, I believe there still are the "7000" that still calls on the name of the Lord.

Johan