Someone described the Church of England as a faith that didn't require anyone to believe in anything much except being nice to people. That seems to sum up the English attitude, people are expected to put the welfare of others first, religion is not mentioned or comes second. Going door to door asking "Are you saved?" is not British. So the UK has values derived from Christian teaching but is more multicultural than Christian. Has anyone evidence of this?
2007-10-27 15:24:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If it's true, we're not the first - the Scandinavian countries are even less religious than we are.
I do agree with you to a certain extent. But I would argue with your assertion that are values are derived from Christian teaching. I don't think they are, really: people don't get their values from religion, religion gets its values from society.
For example, take Christianity's attitude to homosexuality. Nowadays the mainstream churches are at least tolerant, if not actively accepting, of homosexuality. But they didn't lead this process - it was society's changing morals that led religion to follow.
The same is true of divorce, or to take an opposite example, slavery - Christianity had always accepted slavery, but when public opinion began to change, the churches moved to reinterpret their traditions as being against slavery.
2007-10-27 21:04:02 · answer #1 · answered by Daniel R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion is irrelevant to most people's lives here. That doesn't *necessarily* mean we're better people, but I certainly think it's very difficult to have a moral society when religion is in charge. The only reason the CofE has been 'de-fanged', and is now mostly about being nice to people, is that they *had* to become that way in order to remain popular, as morality improved *in spite* of the Church, rather than because of it.
2007-10-27 15:35:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in Scotland which is not part of England! Do you mean England or the U.K.?
Religion is still very much part of the lives of the people in the area in which I live.
Door to door 'savers' are rare here, but, when I lived in England we had them at least twice a week.
Atheist.
Andrew W: I've put 'no-religion' on census returns. I even put 'Atheist' on the last one.
2007-10-27 21:10:03 · answer #3 · answered by cananddo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
religion is rarely spoken about here in the UK
and the door to door thing is not common either
I am lucky to see someone at my door every few months , and they are very polite
we do tend to put others first ... unsure where the origins in that lie
and yes we are very multi cultural , although Christianity is still in front
but as long as we have a monarchy , that will always be the way it is
it seems to work though
2007-10-27 15:37:32 · answer #4 · answered by ☮ Pangel ☮ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd be surprised if they were. UK is a country changed with religion many times, and Christianty still reigns. So what if the Brits have more manners and do appear to be more accepting?
2007-10-27 15:29:19 · answer #5 · answered by Buffy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
most people in the uk never go to church thay only put CofE on the census because thay have no choice if thay could put no religion the thay will see 90 percent of people never go to church
2007-10-28 04:34:54 · answer #6 · answered by andrew w 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO.... it is Already THERE!
Look what they did.... to LADY DI !
MORE.... attend Mosques in the UK.... than attend CHURCH!
Thanks for Asking ! RR
2007-10-27 15:40:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋