2007-08-05 12:57:46 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Organised religion that is.
2007-08-06 01:49:44 · update #1
Gordon Brown?
2007-08-05 13:04:47 · answer #1 · answered by dreamteam847 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will be as careful as possible not to bring my views of religion into this as your question doesn't ask for it.
I'm in the (sigh) US, & I wasn't aware religion is on it's way out of the UK even though I have friends there.
I can't help wondering if you mean--in practice, or in concept.
If in practice, Christians would say Jesus is in their hearts anyway, (not they wouldn't be royally riled).
If in concept, do you mean people in the UK are starting to move away from it?
In any case, I suspect that through this transition, the "obvious human wish" would vanish with the religion, & indivduals wouldn't require a "protector," but would take responsibility for themselves.
Philosophically speaking.
2007-08-05 15:58:15 · answer #2 · answered by Psychic Cat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Religion is not, as you say, on the way out in the United Kingdom or in any other country that I know of.
Perhaps you are confusing organized church going with religious beliefs? They are not the same. In polls taken in this country and in Europe these polls suggest that people believe as strongly as ever (at least those who believe) in God and religion.
What is happening is that they are simply turning away from the churches that they no longer seem to have faith in. Having religious beliefs doesn't seem to be the real problem. Letting the Catholic Church or any other church tell you what to think, how to live your lives, who to love or not love, etc. seems to be the real problem.
With virtually every organized religious denomination (except perhaps with more liberal denominations like the Unitarians) they seem to make the same claims that only they are right, that only they have all the answers and, as such, everyone else is wrong.
It's not God that many are turning away from but the churches themselves.
2007-08-05 17:46:15 · answer #3 · answered by Doc Watson 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Paul Banks
2007-08-05 13:19:17 · answer #4 · answered by joannerz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question!! I think religion in the world is just about collapsing. Thats where all the trouble is. The dictators are trying to get their followers riled up so they keep listening to them.
Wonder would the queen like to become our protector.. methinks that she helped her subjects living in her land about the poll tax.. Well.. we are all supposed to be living in HER.. land.. so why didn't she pay it for all of us.. no forget the queen.
How about the middle east.. they like a say in the ruling of our country?
2007-08-05 13:06:19 · answer #5 · answered by Chrisey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Robert Mugabe.
2007-08-05 15:49:43 · answer #6 · answered by william s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry Dr Watson but I believe people answer positively to the type of poll you mention in one of two ways .
out of fear of the unknown
not to be unconventional
Not because they really believe in an Almighty being
2007-08-07 04:44:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the west ...religion is on its way out...but in poorer countries is is still peddled as the salvation.. Depends where u r and ur circumstances
2007-08-05 21:29:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
as an atheist i believe that that was one of the main reasons that people created the notion of a God etc and so by dismissing religion we are accepting that such protection cannot exist no matter how much we would like it to
2007-08-05 13:15:36 · answer #9 · answered by A 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand where people get this misconception from. The Christian church is actually growing. Maybe not in mainstream churches because they have failed in many ways, but there are more independant churches than ever before and people are getting to know Jesus daily. Churchianity may be dying out but born again Christianity (Which is the kind of Christian Jesus called us to be) certainly is not. :)
2007-08-05 13:18:53 · answer #10 · answered by lix 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋