Now UK Christians are in a minority: Number of people who say they do not identify with any religion reaches almost half after doubling in the past three years
英国基督徒只剩少数
Steve Doughty Social Affairs Correspondent For The Daily Mail
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There is one religion growing very rapidly in this country, strange it's not mentioned in the report.Basil
Turning your back on the faith that is intertwined with your culture has allowed other elements to creep in which will ultimately go on to be the ruin of the country.Happydays20
"Love you neighbour as yourself" Mark12:31...very few remember the most important commandment of all...PolyglotScot
Religion has been part of the human condition for so long, but now we are in new territory as we step away from it. Beyond its spiritual dimension, Christianity has been a social glue, a means of reinforcing tribal identity. The judgementalism of the past was based on a failure to embrace Christianity in the right spirit and it reflected human weakness, not an inadequacy of Christianity. Nonetheless less our society tried to build on the best of Christianity as it was perceived at any given time. Now we take watered down Christian tenets, previously observed semi-voluntarily as a moral code, and enshrine them in modern laws - Political Correctness. People don't believe in PC overtly, but we are obliged to be law-abiding. So instead of attempting to follow a moral code voluntarily in the right spirit, the law tells us how to think instead. This is because we don't know how to behave anymore and we no longer know what the right spirit is.Chris
Most people I know are not religious or church-goers but still abide by the Christian values that made this country what it has been.Steve_Saint
And yet those who hold religious office are still given many platforms on the publics done to put forward their views. It's quite outrageous. Bishops in the Lords, religious spots on radio and TV really need to go. If they crave a public platform they need to pay for the privilege, and surely the end to charitable status for all religious based organisations has come? They can make the same contribution without the religious baggage.John bull
If true, it's not by chance that younger people are not going to be following Christianity. Neither will it be by choice in many cases. This is due to successive waves of governments allowing or encouraging the lack of education within a Christian environment. Very sad. However, I know many who have faith who don't go to church or make a visible show of their belief, so I think there are more Christians than show up in polls.Harold
Considering that only 1% of the prison polulation in England and Wales identlfy as atheist in a country where most people are not religious (acccording to the last census) I can see that it is a step forward for us to own our own morality and to take full personal responsibility for our actions instead of blaming the devil.