BRITISH CULTURE

BY ADERIBIGBE ADEOLA

RELIGION IN THE UK

THE RATE OF PEOPLE STATING THEY HAVE NO RELIGION IN THE UK

IS INCREASING AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE

WHAT IS RELIGION?

Religion is an organized collection of beliefs, cultural system, and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence.(wiki2015)

THE RELIGION IN THE UKChristianity.Islamic.Hinduism.SikhismJudaismBuddhism.No religion/Atheism

59%25%

5%4%

7%RELIGION PERCENTAGE IN 2011

christianity No religion Islamic Others Not stated

Office for national statistics (2013)”The percentage of the population with no religion has increased in England and Wales” (online pie chart) available:

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/sty-religion.html (accessed 30 Nov 2015).

No religion Christian Muslim Other Not stated0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

RELIGION IN THE UK

2001 2011

25.1%

71.7%

59.3%

3% 4.8% 3.6%7.2%

2.8%

14.8%

7.7%

Office for national statistics (2013)”The percentage of the population with no religion has increased in England and Wales” (online bar chart) available:

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/sty-religion.html (accessed 30 Nov 2015).

WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF THIS INCREASE?

Wiki(2015) “Atheism” (online)http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Atheism accessed 30 Nov 2015

WAR & CONFLICT

http://theunboundedspirit.com/the-negative-effects-of-religion-on-society/ accessed 30 Nov 2015

LAWS

Funcage (2012) “Weird & Wonderful British laws” ( image online) available:

http://www.funcage.com/blog/weird-wonderful-british-laws/ (accessed 30NOV 2015).

Tom Hodgkinson (2015)”Longer Sunday trading could spell the corporate takeover of our day of rest” (image online) available:

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/mar/20/sunday-trading-corporate-takeover (accessed 30 Nov 2015).

RT (2012)”Russian church defends Brits who lost jobs for wearing crucifix” (image online) available:

https://www.rt.com/news/church-human-rights-symbols-faith-805/ (accessed 30 Nov 2015).

RELIGION IS FEAR

WILL NO RELIGION INCREASE IN THE UK?

All

Other religion

Sikh

Muslim

Jewish

Hindu

Buddhist

Christian

No religion

30.7

18.7

34.4

48.4

30.2

31.5

25.2

25.5

39.4

34.7

47.7

41.6

39.5

30.2

45.2

50.3

31.0

42.2

18.1

24.3

15.6

8.1

18.7

15.2

18.3

21.1

12.8

16.4

9.2

8.3

3.9

21.0

8.1

6.2

22.3

5.6RELIGION BY AGE 2011

0 – 24 25 – 49 50 – 64 Age 65 +Office for national statistics (2013)”The percentage of the population with no religion has increased in England and Wales” (online chart) available:

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/sty-religion.html (accessed 30 Nov 2015).

REFERENCE

Office for national statistics (2013)”The percentage of the population with no religion has increased in England and Wales” (online) available:

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/sty-religion.html(accessed 30 Nov 2015). Find law UK (20015)” What does the law say about working on Sundays?” (online) available:

http://findlaw.co.uk/law/employment/pay_and_work_rights/working_hours/8383.html (accessed 30 Nov 2015). The unbounded spirit (2012) “The negative effects of religion on society”http://theunboundedspirit.com/the-negative-effects-of-religion-on-society/ (accessed 30 Nov 2015).

David Hayward (2012) “religion is fear” (online) available:http://www.patheos.com/blogs/nakedpastor/2012/12/religion-is-fear/ (accessed 30 Nov 2015)d 30 Nov 2015).