Current Events > for the first time, more than half the UK population say they have no religion

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The Church of England is facing a catastrophic fall in the proportion of young adults who describe themselves as Anglican as data shows an acceleration towards a secular society.

For the first time, more than half the population say they have no religion, and the generation gap on religious affiliation is widening, according to the British Social Attitudes survey.

Only 3% of adults under 24 describe themselves as Anglican – fewer than the 5% who identify as Catholic. Almost three out of four 18- to 24-year-olds say they have no religion, a rise of nine percentage points since 2015.

Among the next age group, 25-34, only 5% identify as Anglicans and 9% say they are Catholic. The presence in the UK of young European workers may be a factor in the relatively high proportion of young Catholics.

Among all adults in Britain, only 15% consider themselves to be Anglican, compared with almost one in three at the turn of the century, according to BSA data. Nine percent overall identify as Catholics, 17% as “other Christian” and 6% say they belong to non-Christian religions.

More generally, 53% of all adults describe themselves as having no religious affiliation, up from 48% in 2015. The latest figure is the highest since the BSA survey began tracking religious affiliation in 1983, when 31% said they had no religion.

While the fall in religious affiliation is being driven by the young, the proportion of people over 75 saying they have no religion is 27%. A much higher proportion, 40%, identify as C of E or Anglican.

read whole article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/04/half-uk-population-has-no-religion-british-social-attitudes-survey
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I'd be shocked if we had a Pope in 200 years.
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Praise the non-existent Lord
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Virus731 posted...

I'd be shocked if we had a Pope in 200 years.

i'd be shocked if we didn't have a pope in 200 years

there'll always be a pope but I don't think they'll have much influence outside of vatican city and italy. their power will decline as the world loses religion. the pope will be more of a 'tradition', just like how certain countries like the UK still have a monarchy but they have no real power
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What a new and exciting article. We already knew this 10 years ago and they only realize it now?

megamanzero1000 posted...

We already knew this 10 years ago

Parappa09 posted...

For the first time

it's the first time an influential survey has drawn this conclusion with statistical proof
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