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Less than half of England and Wales population Christian, Census 2021 shows
November 29, 2022 at 7:43 am
Quote:Fewer than half of people in England and Wales describe themselves as Christian for the first time, the 2021 census has revealed.
The proportion of people who said they were Christian was 46.2%, down from 59.3% in the last census in 2011.
Meanwhile the number who said they had no religion increased to 37.2% of the population, up from a quarter.
And people identifying as Muslim rose from 4.9% in 2011 to 6.5% last year.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63792408
Now can we PLEASE change the bloody national anthem?!?!!?
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RE: Less than half of England and Wales population Christian, Census 2021 shows
November 29, 2022 at 12:52 pm
(This post was last modified: November 29, 2022 at 12:58 pm by Fake Messiah.)
Yes, even the guy who is considered an intellectual in Christian circles, Ken Ham, was horrified by churches in London.
This is what he wrote in the intro to one of his many books in which he is trying to stop the loss of Christians.
From Amazon preview
Quote:But inside [the church], I can hear each of my careful footsteps echoing in the dim quiet. I inhale deeply, taking in the aroma of ancient stones and old books. I see rows and rows of ornate pews — seating for more than 3,000 —yet I am ushered into the small foyer area where around 30 chairs are set up and where I join a handful of elderly people with their heads bowed. Humbly and faithfully, those beside me say their prayers and listen to a brief message by a man who speaks of hope — but whose tired eyes seem to feel none of it.
It is Sunday. For hundreds of years the faithful have been walking through the heavy wooden doors on this day, at this time, to gather together and share in the timeless rituals of worship, prayer, and proclamation that made this country the bastion of Christendom for centuries. But this morning I realize that I'm part of a funeral. But it is not the funeral of an individual; it is the funeral of an institution. Within months, the older generation will likely disband and the doors of this church will be shut and locked. The candles will never again be lit. The resounding anthem of the great hymns of our spiritual forefathers will never again echo in its passages.
Since 1969, 1,500 churches in England have heard that final thud as their doors were shut after their final service after hundreds of years of active life.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: Less than half of England and Wales population Christian, Census 2021 shows
November 29, 2022 at 12:59 pm
Ken Ham has a net worth of $54 million:
https://famouspeopletoday.com/ken-ham/
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RE: Less than half of England and Wales population Christian, Census 2021 shows
November 29, 2022 at 1:14 pm
(November 29, 2022 at 12:59 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Ken Ham has a net worth of $54 million:
https://famouspeopletoday.com/ken-ham/
And how much of it does he give to the poor and needy?
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RE: Less than half of England and Wales population Christian, Census 2021 shows
November 29, 2022 at 1:26 pm
(November 29, 2022 at 7:43 am)Duty Wrote: Quote:Fewer than half of people in England and Wales describe themselves as Christian for the first time, the 2021 census has revealed.
The proportion of people who said they were Christian was 46.2%, down from 59.3% in the last census in 2011.
Meanwhile the number who said they had no religion increased to 37.2% of the population, up from a quarter.
And people identifying as Muslim rose from 4.9% in 2011 to 6.5% last year.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63792408
Now can we PLEASE change the bloody national anthem?!?!!?
What did you have in mind? Since Christianity in the UK is on the skids, I suggest ‘Jesus Can’t Play Rugby’.
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RE: Less than half of England and Wales population Christian, Census 2021 shows
November 29, 2022 at 2:02 pm
(November 29, 2022 at 1:26 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (November 29, 2022 at 7:43 am)Duty Wrote: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63792408
Now can we PLEASE change the bloody national anthem?!?!!?
What did you have in mind? Since Christianity in the UK is on the skids, I suggest ‘Jesus Can’t Play Rugby’.
Boru
Can't play football, either.
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RE: Less than half of England and Wales population Christian, Census 2021 shows
November 29, 2022 at 2:14 pm
What governmental or religious proceeding doesn't dovetail with Yakety Sax?
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RE: Less than half of England and Wales population Christian, Census 2021 shows
November 29, 2022 at 2:41 pm
^We have a winner!!
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RE: Less than half of England and Wales population Christian, Census 2021 shows
November 29, 2022 at 2:49 pm
(November 29, 2022 at 2:41 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: ^We have a winner!!
Boru
Seconded!
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RE: Less than half of England and Wales population Christian, Census 2021 shows
November 29, 2022 at 4:58 pm
(November 29, 2022 at 7:43 am)Duty Wrote: Quote:Fewer than half of people in England and Wales describe themselves as Christian for the first time, the 2021 census has revealed.
The proportion of people who said they were Christian was 46.2%, down from 59.3% in the last census in 2011.
Meanwhile the number who said they had no religion increased to 37.2% of the population, up from a quarter.
And people identifying as Muslim rose from 4.9% in 2011 to 6.5% last year.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63792408
Now can we PLEASE change the bloody national anthem?!?!!?
"God save the queen!"
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