Originally Posted by Pilgrim
Johan,
So, what do you think might have been the major cause(s) that have led to the current situation in the Netherlands?

As I already said, I think society is a complex thing and it is hard to pin down one cause. I have no idea how influential Kuyper's underlying philosophy really was, what fraction of the population was active church members (not meaning that they were necessarily regenerated), what fraction of these were really affected by Kuyper's views etc etc to in the end say "yes, it was this or that".

Your original remark on regeneration certainly is true but then that also has to do with God's will with the church in the Netherlands. scratch1

So, my answer is that I don't have an answer. I think it will take more than what we have said here and the quoted articles to come to an answer. shrug

Johan