Mallory

Cox News Service:

In a country with a growing Muslim population, many Britons are grappling with what it means to be British. As a result, many are returning to the Church of England's grand cathedrals and small parish churches as Xmas approaches. [I]<rest of article removed for copyright reasons>[/I]

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Old William

Well I can categorically state that I am still an atheist and so wont be attending any churches once again this year.

Titchski

Unless, of course, a fight breaks out over who gets the pew by the radiator?

Muswell Hill

Me too.

Have you read "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins? You will love it!

gruffbrown

The last time my Mum and Dad tried to take me to Church, it didn't work out.

britvic

Sounds interesting will keep an eye out for it. I dont believe and Hubs turned against what he was brought up with, which was a very strict Baptist faith.

anotherlimey

I remember those days in Primary School!

Deb

Before I left the UK, there was a little lad in my street just like him and his name was Damien too...... :scared:

gardnma

[QUOTE=gruffbrown]The last time my Mum and Dad tried to take me to Church, it didn't work out.

Damian...........Its all for you.........

anabella

Churches are to be visited on weddings and funerals I say..

Mallory

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/16256755.htm

emmals

I think it's ridicules...christmas is a religious festival.and the only people who are taking the Christ out of christmas is the bloody Christians...the Muslims couldn't give a toss

MartinF

In a country with a growing Muslin population... surely that statement should end with "more people are attending Mosques"?

"grappling"? "grand"? and only mentions C of E religion: not inference at all that there are any other forms of belief - such as Romain Catholic , Methodist Churches, Quakers... heck not even the above mentioned Muslim religions.

Strikes me that this is not a fair, balanced article... someone is trying to prompt their religious values, and wrapping it up to "journalism". Linking your ideas to the current middle-class media sensational journalistic pet peeve - "we don't know what it means to be British" - doesn't make it any more relevant or acceptable.

Britain has enough problems without you posting "Muslim verses church or England" propaganda.

dgsyd1

A few minutes of The 700 Club, TBN, or any of the other countless TV evangelists, would be enough to turn the most ardent christian into an athiest.

ali_j

The shock of moving to Plano (the Bible Belt that holds up the trousers of Texas) convinced me that there IS no religion in the UK .. at least, not one the guys and gals over here would recognise as a religion. When I described C of E to my avid Southern Baptist friend over here, she refused to acknowledge that what I described was Christian!

I am always surprised when I am reminded that yes, people are religious in the UK too! I went to a C of E school (weren't all schools C of E in the 70s?!!) and prayed and sang hymns...but I don't remember anyone at all under the age of 60 actually choosing to attend church on Sundays. Weddings/funerals/christenings only.