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religion in Poland

vr.tr.religion-in-poland · thing-q1781411

Let an agent describe religion in Poland with statistics and attribution from official and survey sources, explain the legal framework and communities, present debates on church and state neutrally, and route to entries for communities and regions.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ORG
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Describe Landscape.

Overview

Overview.

Overview

Overview.

  1. What is the religious composition of Poland, from the census and surveys? measurement
  2. Is the figure current and sourced? boundary

Communities

Communities and regions.

Communities

Communities.

  1. What are the main communities, and how does religion vary between Warsaw, Lower Silesia and other regions? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific community or region? action
Law Legal framework.

Constitution

Constitution and concordat.

Constitution

Constitution.

  1. What do the constitution, the concordat and religious freedom laws provide? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Debates

Church-state debates.

Debates

Debates.

  1. What debates exist on church influence, religious education and social issues, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary
History History.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did religion in Poland develop from the baptism of 966 through tolerance, partitions, the Holocaust and communism to today, as historians describe? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

Jewish

Jewish heritage.

Jewish

Jewish.

  1. What is the history of Judaism and Hasidism in Poland, and how is it remembered today? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the history of the Jews in Poland? action
Context Trends and culture.

Trends

Secularisation.

Trends

Trends.

  1. How is religious practice changing, and what do researchers say about causes? provenance
  2. Which entry fits secularisation in Europe? action

Culture

Religious culture.

Culture

Culture.

  1. How do pilgrimages, feasts and the legacy of John Paul II shape Polish culture? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific tradition? action

Classifiers Filled

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Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
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Domain
SOC.ORG
Other names and narrower kinds
Christianity in Poland, Hinduism in Poland, Hasidic Judaism in Poland, Islam in Poland, religion in Warsaw, religion in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, religion in Pomeranian Voivodeship, religion in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, religion in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, religion in Silesian Voivodeship, religion in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Buddhism in Poland

What it is Filled

The religious landscape of Poland, predominantly Roman Catholic with about 70 percent of the population identifying as Catholic though practice is declining among the young, with Orthodox, Protestant, Greek Catholic, Jewish including historic Hasidic communities, Muslim including Tatars, Hindu and other minorities, regional variation from Warsaw to Lower Silesia, and a history shaped by the Union of Lublin, the religious toleration associated with the Warsaw Confederation, partitions, the Holocaust, communist rule and the papacy of John Paul II; the constitution guarantees religious freedom with a concordat with the Holy See.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent describe religion in Poland with statistics and attribution from official and survey sources, explain the legal framework and communities, present debates on church and state neutrally, and route to entries for communities and regions.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Catholic majority
  • Declining practice
  • Historic diversity
  • Concordat

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Disparage any religious community in Poland.
  • Ignore or minimise the Holocaust and the destruction of Jewish communities.
  • Present church-state debates as settled.
  • Present stale religious statistics as current.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing content on contested historical memory.

May

  • Relay the religious composition of Poland from census and survey sources with dates.
  • Describe the history of religious communities, including Jewish heritage and the Holocaust.
  • Explain church-state debates, attributing positions.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Polish history includes the near-total destruction of a Jewish community; memory must be honest.
  • Religious minorities deserve recognition in a predominantly Catholic country.

Who is affected

  • Religious communities in Poland
  • Jewish communities and descendants
  • Readers

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns a religious landscape; communities hold their own traditions.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q13198592 - registry parent class

related

  • religion on the Earth - in registry terms
  • Poland - the country
  • Constitution of Poland - Article 25 and 53
  • Catholic Church in Poland - as the majority church

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.religion-in-poland
  • Wikidata: Q1781411 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1781411)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • Catholic identification: about 71 percent - 2021 census
  • weekly Mass attendance: about 30 percent - ISKK 2022
  • registered religious communities: about 190 count

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Religious landscape of Poland
  • Catholic majority; Orthodox, Protestant, Greek Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu communities; religion in Warsaw and Lower Silesia
  • Religion in neighbouring countries is separate; the Polish diaspora is a related topic
  • Not a visible object; churches, synagogues and mosques across Poland.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • relay statistics with sources
  • explain legal framework
  • describe communities and regions
  • present debates neutrally

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Stale statistics
  • Presenting church-state debates as settled
  • Disrespectful presentation of any community
  • Ignoring the Holocaust and Jewish heritage

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Constitution of Poland on religious freedom and church-state relations
  • 1993 Concordat with the Holy See
  • Law on guarantees of freedom of conscience and religion
  • Religious education provisions

Context of use required Filled

  • Not applicable; a descriptive topic.
  • Roman Catholic Church in Poland
  • Polish Orthodox Church
  • Protestant churches including Lutheran and Pentecostal
  • Greek Catholic Church
  • Judaism in Poland including Hasidic heritage
  • Islam in Poland including Lipka Tatars
  • Hinduism, Buddhism and other minorities
  • religion by region such as Warsaw and Lower Silesia

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q1781411: religion in Poland - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Religion in Poland - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should the Catholic Church in Poland and Judaism in Poland be separate primary entries?
  • How should census and survey sources be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming communities and regions; should they be split off?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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