One straightforward theory is that a person who identifies as Christian isn’t an atheist, so you’re comparing “apples and oranges”.
True, but there are plenty of bona-fide atheists in Eastern Europe (e.g. Czech Republic) and they still don’t seem to be very loud or make a big deal of their atheism. So Val’s point is still true when we compare these cases.
One straightforward theory is that a person who identifies as Christian isn’t an atheist, so you’re comparing “apples and oranges”.
True, but there are plenty of bona-fide atheists in Eastern Europe (e.g. Czech Republic) and they still don’t seem to be very loud or make a big deal of their atheism. So Val’s point is still true when we compare these cases.