People Of No Religion Outnumber Christians In England And Wales – Study

mikey4444 | 09:08 Wed 25th May 2016 | Religion & Spirituality

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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/23/no-religion-outnumber-christians-england-wales-study

Dire stats here for Christian churches here in Britain.

"The proportion of the population who identify as having no religion – referred to as “nones” – reached 48.5% in 2014, almost double the figure of 25% in the 2011 census. Those who define themselves as Christian – Anglicans, Catholics and other denominations – made up 43.8% of the population"

Us Atheists appear to be in the ascendance. Anybody surprised by this ?

Powerful Gods.

It Time To Evaluate The Facts?

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cassa333

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I think that more people are turning away from religion because we are much brighter than we used to be. Although there will always be those indoctrinated into a religion or need it for the feel good factor it is supposed to give but there is a growing band that think for themselves and modern life has made us more synicel about all forms of authority. Literature...

10:45 Wed 25th May 2016

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dubird

Then there is the word....The O logy...surely thats the energy and vital force in all our Circles of life?...isn't this a Spiritual theme ??...as to understand quantum physics???& the basic need to learn how we are wired to live and care for each other..??

ummmm

I agree, Mikey, its just habit.

My mother was a protestant, she's now a born again Christian, I do love her but.....

mikey4444

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Ummm...old habits die hard !

Talking of habits......I was taught by a series of Nuns, up until I went to my Secondary Modern School, at age 11. I have been an atheist since I was in my late teens but if I see a Nun rattling a collecting tin at Xmas, I find myself averting my gaze, and reaching into my pocket for a coin or two entirely automatically !

I also still have the memories of being hit over the knuckles by Nuns, when I got something wrong at school !