God is Dead

[andrewducker]

And 2/3 of people just don't care.

Two-thirds of those polled had not been to church in the last year, except for baptisms, weddings or funerals - but 53% identified themselves as Christian...compared with almost three-quarters who had in the last census in 2001. Regular churchgoing was also three times higher among adults from black ethnic groups than white.

Comments

[heron61.livejournal.com]

You live in a blessed and lucky nation, both because of the degree of religiosity and also the relatively low number of people who identify as Christian. I envy you.

"Tearfund said nearly three million more people would attend regularly if given the "right invitation"."

My guess from the figures given is that "the right invitation" might well need to be free beer or chances at winning significant quantities of money. I am absolutely certain that if religiosity in the US were similar, this nation would be a far better place.

[nameandnature]

I was interested by the interpretation Tearfund had put on it, in the boxed quote that "the UK is holding firmly to the Christian faith". Surely "gradually letting go of" would be more appropriate (although is I guess two samples don't make a trend).

[bohemiancoast.livejournal.com]

I'm gobsmacked that 1/3 of the population have been to church other than for hatches, matches or dispatches, to be honest. I guess a lot of that is Midnight Mass.

[avatar.livejournal.com]

I think that, to a lot of those christians, they have the beliefs in mind, but just don't want to go to church.

[awdrey-gore.livejournal.com]

Numbers like those are why I think I would do very well in Europe.