In Slovenia and some other participating education systems in the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS), we included questions on the role of religion in influencing society in the Questionnaire for Students. The results of secondary analyses of the ICCS database showed that eighth-graders in Slovenia (N = 2844), who more often attend religious services outside the home with other people, also have a more favourable opinion role about religion in influencing society. The results of correlation analysis also showed a weak but positive and statistically significant association between the frequency of attending religious services outside the home and the willingness to volunteer in the future, not least by participating in voluntary actions to help the community now. An association was also found between the attitudes of eighth-graders in Slovenia about the role of religion in society and the sense of European identity.
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