We Brits can all claim a rich cultural heritage. That’s what’s so great about Blighty.
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Thread Starter: AlisonG30317 Started: Thu 26 Feb 2009 Replies: 1
Being British reminds me of the Borg on Star Trek. It doesn't matter what you were before once you have lived here awhile you are assimilated. We take the best of all cultures and make it our own.
Welcome to all. 
Sun 22 Mar 2009, 12.55PM
I just wanted to comment on the 'Nation at Prayer' section.
The statistics quoted are from 2001, and although about 72% told the Census that they were Christian, 66% of the population have no actual connection to any religion or church, despite what they tend to write down on official forms.
Religion has continued to decline since then. Since 1979 half of all Christians stopped going to church on a Sunday and now only about 7% of British people go to church. Less than half of us still believe in God and there are now millions of humanists, atheists and agnostics in the UK, with their numbers rapidly growing as religious faith declines, particularly amongst the young.
Recognising this fall in religious observance in the UK is important for programme makers as we are clearly no longer a 'nation at prayer'.
Consequently, there is no evidence to suggest that religious programmes would be popular despite the lobbying of faith organisations.
