Poll: Should Britain drop the "Christian Country" moniker?
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I voted no, but I would have gone for the last option if they was choccy digestives
If I had a preference for which nut jobs we had to have as a majority religion, I would vote for the Christians. They range from mild mannered well meaning chaps and chapesses who are harmless, through the happy clappy Jesus saves guitar playing vicars and on to the hell and damnation (thankfully few) characters.
Religion in the UK has evolved to be optional and an excuse for the occasional binge. It allows customs like christenings, weddings and funerals, hatch match and dispatch, to be solemnised if the participants require it, or not if they don't.
Any change is likely to be more onerous so let us pray that nothing ever does.
Religion in the UK has evolved to be optional and an excuse for the occasional binge. It allows customs like christenings, weddings and funerals, hatch match and dispatch, to be solemnised if the participants require it, or not if they don't.
Any change is likely to be more onerous so let us pray that nothing ever does.
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Quite shocked at the 25% stat, assumed it was an error, but seems correct. I would prefer a non secular country and education. People should have right to choose, but not be forced.
Only 25% of the country doesn't affiliate with any religion, and around 50%-60% are Christian.
But where does it state it is a "Christian country". I've not seen this presented in any open forum or governmental paraphernalia?
I think this may be a case of people "identifying" as Christian [which doesn't make the figures irrelevant]. As for who describes the UK as a "Christian country", I don't know. It would be more accurate to say the UK is "a predominantly Christian country religiously".
Apparently only 14% of the country still go to Church.
Religion and belief: some surveys and statistics
Numerous surveys indicate that the proportion of individuals who do not hold religious beliefs is steadily increasing and perhaps now represents the majority of the UK’s population. Religions and beliefs are notoriously difficult to measure, as they are not fixed or innate, and therefore any...
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I dont really know any actual Christians, other than my mum, I probably know more Muslims. 
I dont really know any actual Christians, other than my mum, I probably know more Muslims.
I know a lot of Christians. I work in the NHS.
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Interesting distinction. I work in IT so I guess we are all heathens.
Mainly meant that in my peer group none are Christian. Its a dying cult these days.
Interesting distinction. I work in IT so I guess we are all heathens.
It's the nurses, there are a lot of them and they're all black Christians. It's something of a community.
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I would argue it isn't a majority Christian country now. We have to wait for the census results to come out in October but I would expect a sharp decline in people who identify as Christian. Actual practising Christians appears to be well under 10%.
Lets see what happens in October, I'm not a betting man but I would bet those figures are nowhere near reality in 2022.
We should be a secular state with a complete separation of church and state. Bishops should lose their seats in the House of Lords, its ridiculous that in 2022 they are still in there.
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With wrangling wets like Welby at the highest level of the Anglican Church the dumbing down of the Christian faith is assured. He really is an embarrassment and the weakest leader imaginable. It would come as no surprise to me to find he himself was in Dorothy's gang.
It's like the Attorney General confirming murder is illegal, but proclaiming no action will be taken against law officers assisting in murders.
"Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the global Anglican church, has sought to mollify conservative bishops by “affirming the validity” of a 1998 declaration that gay sex is a sin.
But, as a balancing gesture, he also indicated that he would not seek the authority to punish churches – including those in Scotland, Wales and the US – that allow same-sex marriage.
In a letter sent to more than 650 bishops attending the once-a-decade Lambeth conference just two hours before a potentially rancorous discussion on sexuality, Welby said the 1998 resolution, known as Lambeth 1.10, was “not in doubt”. "
It's like the Attorney General confirming murder is illegal, but proclaiming no action will be taken against law officers assisting in murders.
"Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the global Anglican church, has sought to mollify conservative bishops by “affirming the validity” of a 1998 declaration that gay sex is a sin.
But, as a balancing gesture, he also indicated that he would not seek the authority to punish churches – including those in Scotland, Wales and the US – that allow same-sex marriage.
In a letter sent to more than 650 bishops attending the once-a-decade Lambeth conference just two hours before a potentially rancorous discussion on sexuality, Welby said the 1998 resolution, known as Lambeth 1.10, was “not in doubt”. "
It takes 2.1 children per couple to maintain a culture. Here in the UK, most couples are having 1.6 children and that rate is dropping. The Islamic community average 8 per couple. White Britons are on the decline. I'm mixed race myself.
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Would be very surprised if those figures haven't dropped but i doubt it's dropped 20% like some other surveys have stated.
Is that within the UK?
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