The Nordics and the Balkans couldn’t be farther apart. They represent polar extremes in Europe. In the winter, the Nordic city of Tromsø grows dark and freezes over, while the Balkan city of Athens, 5,000 miles to the south, is one of the sunniest places on earth. Not surprisingly, the social outlook of the two regions also differs. In recent surveys, five Nordic nations (Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) rank in the top seven of the happiest countries on earth, whereas people in the Balkans tend to be restless and dissatisfied, eager to seek fortune in well-heeled countries to the north. There is one point of commonality, however. It is the microscopically low numbers, in both regions, of Bible-believing Christians. There are reasons for this sad statistic.
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