The religious beliefs had declined, the older people usually believed more than the younger people, and the followers of the Icelandic National Church had continually resigned from the church.
Vægi átrúnaðar minnkaði, kynslóðamunur var til staðar og fylgjendur íslensku Þjóðkirkjunnar höfðu sagt sig stöðuglega úr kirkjunni.