Is Islam the UKs most subscribed religion?

[Snafu03]

I know that Muslims only make up around 2-3% of the UKs population but how does that percentage compare with regular worship in the UK.

Not a million miles away from where I live they hold an Islamic festival each year which attracts around 50,000 Muslims over the weekend. I doubt if theres a gathering of any religious denomination in the UK that would attract such numbers.

People may put down Christian on census form which fudges the figures somewhat, but as a practised religion is Islam the UKs largest?

[birdie1971]

Keyplus - “... Not only UK, Islam is the most practised religion in the world...”

Not according to this...
http://en.wikipedia.o...religious_populations

Sorry Keyplus, but you're not in the biggest club just yet. Give it a few years though and I've no doubt you'll crack it. Then one glorious day the whole world will be Islamic and for the first time in history there will be peace and harmony across the planet...

[SirOracle]

Thank God my children were not educated by a bigoted teacher such as Mike.

[keyplus90]

Population or number and practising are two different things. But that is common sense so might be difficult for few.

[naomi24]

Keyplus, I suggest you check the numbers out for yourself - unless you'd rather carry on kidding yourself.
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[birdie1971]

Keyplus – “…Population or number and practising are two different things. But that is common sense so might be difficult for few…”

It would appear that you are claiming to have the power to look at the percentage of muslims or christians (etc.) in a given population and determine exactly how many of them are practising. You have an extraordinary gift there Keyplus. Simply amazing.

The other possibility is that you are just talking delusional nonsense again.

[Duncer]

I suspect rthat eligion is practiced most where there is poverty and poor education.

[Duncer]

.................and judging by my appalling typos I must be quite erligious?

[naomi24]

^^ And that's without a glass of wine! Hic! Cheers! :o)

[modeller]

I would suspect Islam is the most widely practised because they pray five times a day as well as their attendence in the Mosque especially on Fridays. It is also a part of their lives rather than an extra for most Christians. There is another factor the attendance at a Mosque is largely restricted to men but women still pray at home. In the UK about 10% of all the population regularly attend a place of worship and that includes all religions but practising a religion is another matter. That can happen outside a place of worship look at the RCs and the orthodox churches they cross themselves frequently .

[DTCwordfan]

Interesting stats from Eddie - about the same percentage as ex military in UK prisons...does this suggest that all ex military cooped up are Muslims?

I believe the stunning success and legacy of the Welsh goat, Rowan Williams, is to reduce the weekly church-going population to just under 2% of the population.

Thank you, Rowan, for your wonderful leadership and you thoroughly deserve your appointment of Magdalene, Cambridge. One more of Tony's brilliant recommendations of the destruction of UK society - treason perhaps?

[birdie1971]

Modeller - “... In the UK about 10% of all the population regularly attend a place of worship and that includes all religions but practising a religion is another matter. That can happen outside a place of worship...”

Exactly. Try telling that to Keyplus.

[birdie1971]

Keyplus - “... that is common sense so might be difficult for few...”

I love the way you are trying to suggest that people who disagree with your viewpoint are lacking in common sense. You are a textbook example of a person who has the uncanny ability to consistently prove themselves wrong with your unsubstantiated assertions.

[Duncer]

"look at the RCs and the orthodox churches they cross themselves frequently ."

Hardly indicative of practising a religion and more of the habits of ritualised superstition.