I’ll go out on a limb here and state that most people in the UK are agnostic and completely apathetic to the question of gods existence, and this trend is definitely increasing with the younger generations.
Most people cannot be bothered to think about or even consider the question, and would rather the subject not be brought up while they get on with their thoroughly secular lives.
Of course this is preferable to an alternative of fundamentalist religiosity, but my concern is that this complete and utter indifference allows the faithful to carry on as though they are representative of the majority when they most certainly are not.
Schooling(a particular pet subject of mine) – A high proportion of schools in the uk are faith based, and this tradition is increasing rather than diminishing. Not to mention we have just seen government approval for funding of the very first ‘Free Schools’ which are to be run by groups with creationist beliefs. Due to the churches grip on the school system it is very difficult to avoid sending your children to a faith school, where they are free to deliver Christian biased views to children of any denomination.
Politics – At present, the Church of England is granted privileged access to Parliament. The Church of England is represented in the UK Parliament by 26 bishops (the Lords Spiritual) and sit alongside Peers in the House of Lords, they have the right to vote and debate, The Lords Spiritual have seats in the House of Lords and debate government policies affecting the whole of the United Kingdom. The Church of England also has the right to draft legislative measures (related to religious administration) that can then be passed into law by Parliament.
They influence our national way of life. They acquired this right solely by virtue of their religion, their gender and their position in the hierarchy of one particular denomination of one particular Church. They are unaccountable to the public.
The UK may have once been founded as a Christian country, but it is now very much a multi-cultural, secular society. I believe that the Christian Church no longer deserves to hold its privileged position as they are no longer representative of the populace.
Unfortunately this situation is unlikely to change any time soon, because nobody cares. People are ignorant to the fact that major decisions directly relating to their lives are being directly influenced by powerful members of a self-righteous religion that they do not belong to.
Apathy unfortunately is the norm, and apathy is most certainly gods current best friend
Most people cannot be bothered to think about or even consider the question, and would rather the subject not be brought up while they get on with their thoroughly secular lives.
Of course this is preferable to an alternative of fundamentalist religiosity, but my concern is that this complete and utter indifference allows the faithful to carry on as though they are representative of the majority when they most certainly are not.
Schooling(a particular pet subject of mine) – A high proportion of schools in the uk are faith based, and this tradition is increasing rather than diminishing. Not to mention we have just seen government approval for funding of the very first ‘Free Schools’ which are to be run by groups with creationist beliefs. Due to the churches grip on the school system it is very difficult to avoid sending your children to a faith school, where they are free to deliver Christian biased views to children of any denomination.
Politics – At present, the Church of England is granted privileged access to Parliament. The Church of England is represented in the UK Parliament by 26 bishops (the Lords Spiritual) and sit alongside Peers in the House of Lords, they have the right to vote and debate, The Lords Spiritual have seats in the House of Lords and debate government policies affecting the whole of the United Kingdom. The Church of England also has the right to draft legislative measures (related to religious administration) that can then be passed into law by Parliament.
They influence our national way of life. They acquired this right solely by virtue of their religion, their gender and their position in the hierarchy of one particular denomination of one particular Church. They are unaccountable to the public.
The UK may have once been founded as a Christian country, but it is now very much a multi-cultural, secular society. I believe that the Christian Church no longer deserves to hold its privileged position as they are no longer representative of the populace.
Unfortunately this situation is unlikely to change any time soon, because nobody cares. People are ignorant to the fact that major decisions directly relating to their lives are being directly influenced by powerful members of a self-righteous religion that they do not belong to.
Apathy unfortunately is the norm, and apathy is most certainly gods current best friend
