The leading pro-government daily attribute’s Hungary’s survival to Christianity, and calls on the country to maintain its heritage as Western Europe becomes less and less religious.

In Magyar Nemzet, Attila Borsodi writes that by choosing Christianity, St. Stephen secured firm foundations for Hungarian national survival. Christianity provided Hungary with stability and helped the country to battle internal as well as external enemies, Borsodi continues. He adds that it’s Christian faith has also helped Hungary to survive ever since St. Stephen. He concludes by calling on Hungarians to defend their Christian heritage as well as national sovereignty, even as Western Europe abandons its Christian roots and traditional values.