Heathens moving ahead in England and Wales poll says....

[Fab Foodie]

Time to rethink the role of the Christian faith in the governance of the UK?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...first-minority-majority-cities-census-reveals

 

[BoldonLad]

Time to rethink the role of the Christian faith in the governance of the UK?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...first-minority-majority-cities-census-reveals

No problem with that, personally, provided one religion’s role is not simply replaced by another. Keep them all out of government, is my view, but, by all means give people the freedom to practice the religion of their choice, if they so wish.

 

[AndyRM]

No problem with that, personally, provided one religion’s role is not simply replaced by another. Keep them all out of government, is my view, but, by all means give people the freedom to practice the religion of their choice, if they so wish.

Amen to that.

 

[C R]

Amen to that.

And make it clear that freedom of religion includes freedom from religious interference.

 

[Deleted member 49]

45% of Brits identify as Christians....lol.

 

[Ian H]

For some people (a diminishing number) 'C of E' confers respectability. It doesn't mean anything more than, as I've heard more than one person say, there must be something out there.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Amen to that.

Hallelujah brother.....

 

[C R]

45% of Brits identify as Christians....lol.

ITYM English and Welsh, the data is only for the England and Wales census, doesn't include Scotland or Northern Ireland.

 

[Deleted member 49]

ITYM English and Welsh, the data is only for the England and Wales census, doesn't include Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Makes it even more laughable.

 

[Beebo]

Time to rethink the role of the Christian faith in the governance of the UK?

How much of a role in governance does the Christian faith have now?
A couple of bishops on the HOL? That’s about it.

 

[Ian H]

How much of a role in governance does the Christian faith have now?
A couple of bishops on the HOL? That’s about it.

There's the small matter of the head of state.

 

[Rusty Nails]

There's the small matter of the head of state.

A very small matter in reality.

But we do put on a good show.

 

[Fab Foodie]

A secular Britain is as likely as PR voting or rejoining Europe...but we can hope....

 

[Ian H]

A very small matter in reality.

But we do put on a good show.

'We'? I'd rather not be included in such crap.

 

[C R]

A very small matter in reality.

But we do put on a good show.

It seems to me that the official religion does get a public role much larger than the proportion of adherents would grant them.