Between April and June, 10,000 people left the church - the highest number of registered withdrawals since 2007.
A campaign by the Danish Atheist Society is being held responsible for the number of leavers – double that recorded between January and March.
The campaign's banner advert includes phrases such as "Why believe in a god?", "Why should faith cost something?" and "Did Jesus and Mohammed speak with a god?" [...]
All Danish citizens automatically become members of the Church of Denmark when they are baptised and can withdraw by written application to their parish office or by joining another faith.
The church is partially funded by a tax automatically drawn from the normal contributions of its members. This accounts for 0.5 to 1.5 per cent of members' tax payments depending on the municipality.
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