Damien Hinds thinks we are a christian country

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PhilSAFC said:
where is that figure from? the last census has about 70% as Christian.
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IIRC the census allows parents to speak for their children, whereas the social attitudes survey is purely for adults speaking for themselves. Something like that.
 


Hull_Mackem said:
Odd thread. Of course we are a Christian country. Bet you are happy to have Christmas day as a bank holiday? Or is it a normal day of the year to you, where nothing out of the ordinary happens?
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It's worse than a normal day. I still don't get to do what I'd like plus there's no racing on. :evil:

Mrjardine said:
The last census stated we are still a Christian country.

I get the impression some won’t be happy until we are a Muslim one though.
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Who are they?
 
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Hull_Mackem said:
Odd thread. Of course we are a Christian country. Bet you are happy to have Christmas day as a bank holiday? Or is it a normal day of the year to you, where nothing out of the ordinary happens?
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The latter for me.

A day of zero significance where I just do the same things I do every day... Drink, smoke, watch Netflix, read the SMB and play computer games.
 
If you are white british you are Christian. Thems the rules.

Barnacle Boy said:
Imagine the tears and tantrums on here if Good Friday and Easter Monday bank holidays were cancelled :lol:
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:lol:

Hull_Mackem said:
Odd thread. Of course we are a Christian country. Bet you are happy to have Christmas day as a bank holiday? Or is it a normal day of the year to you, where nothing out of the ordinary happens?
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I go to Mosque then have pizza for dinner, get leathered on Thai whisky then finish the night off with an Indian take away.

Medulla said:
It's about 40%, which is definitely a minority like
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It'll just be knackers ticking the box without going to church or knowing the bible.
 
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Keawyeds said:
(Via Humanists)
Damian Hinds has made some extremely divisive remarks this morning in an attempt to justify faith schools, unlimited religious selection in admissions, and the Christian establishment generally: 'This is a Christian country.'

Well frankly Damien, we're not. We may have been predominantly at some point, when having the wrong religion was punishable by death, but we're not "A Christian Country" now.

Over half of British adults are non-religious. 71% of 18-25s are non-religious, and only 3% of them are Church of England. How then can the claim that we are a 'Christian country' be used to justify favouritism towards Christianity in law and policy?

The UK is a country which Christians, Humanists, Jews, Muslims, Hindu, Sikh, Atheists, Pagans (et al) live in.
The country was here long before people decided to impose their beliefs in it and on it.

Should you wish, you can tell Mr Hinds where to stick it.

Tell Damian Hinds: Not in my name! We are not a 'Christian country'.

Would you say we're a Christian Country?
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Because during December the whole country celebrate Christmas. A Christian celebration, is it not?
 
Mercia Blackcat said:
I don't accept any of the supernatural beliefs that in my opinion originated with Pauline Christians. That Jesus was a human being and not some supernatural Son of God born from an eternal virgin. That there was no physical resurrection. I believe that after practising the Way as instructed by his master John the Baptist, he became enlightened and when John died succeeded his as the Teacher of Righteousness or Zaddik. That the basic message of Jesus is humanist and he Baptised with Spirit to reveal an experience within, after which he advocated mindfulness and to perform actions while being conscious of that experience. That he was succeeded on his death by his brother James as Zaddik who continued his teachings among a group known as Ebionites (which means The Poor) who were the true followers of the teachings of Jesus rather than the Pauline Christians.

That Jesus accepted devotees without regard of race, colour, caste, religious concepts or gender.

As a Nazorean (Northern Essene) Jesus would not have drank wine or eaten meat and I believe the so called Eucharist was a fabricated ritual.



I understand that the expression Jesus of Nazareth was a miss-translation from the original which should have read Jesus the Nazorean.
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Is this related to gnosticism?
 
Alcoholic_Author said:
Reckon atheism has peaked in this country, next 5-10 years I’m expecting to see increased use of the term “cultural christianity”.
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Is that not socialism?

People say, with some justification, that there has never really been a true Communist country.

Has there ever really been a true Christian country?

The early followers of Jesus in Judea pooled their entire wealth into a common fund and then distributed according to need. Nothing whatsoever was held back. They were called Ebionites (The Poor) at the time rather than Christians which was a label attached later. Ebionite is synonymous with Essene who also lived by those values so if we examine the Essene way of life it is effectively the early Christian way of life.

I don't think any country has ever lived by those values.
 
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