Now UK Christians are in a minority: Number of people who say they do not identify with any religion reaches almost half after doubling in the past three years

So the whole world is living in harmony today then??? Religion is wreaking havoc on us all.

Using the word 'rejecting' is a fine example of Christian dishonesty.Of course, you don't question things, and may not be capable of even thinking about such things, but the word 'reject' is used to make it look like the non-believer is somehow 'believing Jesus/God exists', but 'saying thanks but no thanks'.No, non-believers reject THE IDEA that God exists. They do not believe he exists, hear his offer of heaven and then say 'I don't want it'.Unfortunately, a lot of Christians are incapable of seeing such deception when these Christian buzzword bingo phrases come up.They sneer and say 'the non-believer rejected god, threw his offer back in his face, the ungrateful atheists'. They are seemingly incapable of seeing the difference between rejecting an offer, and not believing there's an offer in the first place.

The part of European and British history in which the Christian religion held maximum power is referred to as "The Dark Ages"

What you believe is untrue, Constantine. You have wasted your life believing in nonsense.

Hahahahahaha, keep em coming.

Typical moro n conflating one thing they don't like with another. As if communism and atheism have anything to do with one another. You know Jesus was basically communist right?

Sure and we are all going to burn in hell too. Heard it all before and I'm not impressed.

All well and good but when the neighbour gets involved things can turn nasty if the other half comes home early.

Believe what you want, but you can't say something is so when you don't hold any evidence, people are waking up to the god myth.

There you go again. Being cynical. What are you afraid of? Don't knock it until you try it. Just try quiet contemplative prayer. It works.

Tell that to some of the so-called Christians here. The ones posting vitriolic bile.

how'd you figure that one?

As an atheist I just wish religion came with a remote so i can set it on mute

Britain is more Is/lamic now that it ever has been. Who encouraged that?

I suspect you are trolling but just in case you're not do I really need to point out that Atheists don't support any religions?

When you believe in nothing, you can believe in anything

Atheists don't believe in any god. So why would an atheist favour one medieval god based superstition over another, it doesn't make sense?

You, like most of us, are being governed by liars and che ats in positions of power who pass laws that affect your everyday life. So, I'm not sure why you are so high and mighty.

Welcome back Janey, it's been a while.

What a superior attitude.

Psalm 14 verse 1 .. The fool has said in their heart there is no God ....

Is it OK to quote old testament stuff. The old testament also says that it's OK to have slaves and to stone your children to death.

Yes Farmer15, in other words, god made some stupid people who were too stupid to belive he exists, and then punished them for being too stupid to believe he exists.Next time, think about what nonsense bible lines you parrot.I mean really THINK about what they mean, if you are capable.

It's becoming more and more true in the U.S. too, sadly. We're seeing the loss of respect for life, people and property. Look at the loss of community and the increase in violence. I often wonder if the increase in drug addiction we hear about daily in the news is people trying to numb themselves out pain of not believing that their lives have meaning and a purpose.

You have your facts all wrong. Violence and drug use have both been on a steady decline in the united states since the 80s. You just hear more about it now.

Whatever religion anyone belongs to shows that they do not take their existence for granted.

No they don't.

Strange how many believers seem to lose faith in being healed by faith and switch to medicine at the end.

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How exactly can you find something that dosent exist ?

Well that's just not true. If there's one thing you can say about Christians it's that they are pathological liars.

They claimed Pratchett found God after his condition began to worsen. His response was that he currently struggled to find his keys, and that was with empirical evidence the keys existed.

Best comment on this site.

So says someone who lives in a country where adults cant decide whether a child can miss a day at school to attend their grandfathers funeral and need the permission of someone else, so says some that follows laws made by an unelected chamber an unelected E.U. So says someone who stopped beliving in god and handing all power to a Government to take the place of God. I can think for myself and I believe in God not Governments who think they are Gods

Maybe they understand more than you think, Maybe its yourself that does not understand. One day something might happen to make you think otherwise.

What the hell are you talking about?

You have absolutely no idea, have you?

Ah but you see, the Universe is perfect; it is the people in it who are not.

Agreed, wasps were a definite mistake. Wasps and Heineken "beer".

The reason it has changed is EDUCATION

GROW UP WILL YOU

An interesting post, but I do not necessarily agree with your point that the introduction of other religions has turned so many people away from the Christian church. Many leave because they give up on all religions, not just the Christian one. In my case I turned my back on it because of the way the local churchmen behaved so disgustingly when my sister was stillborn, and because I could accept the historical Jesus, but not the part about him being the Son of God. It has not pushed me into the arms of any other 'introduced' religion. If anything, it has made me think more about the religion which was here in the British isles for centuries before your Jesus was even born. As my 77 year-old father said the other day, at least the other religions who pray to effigies, pray to something which they can see.

No free will ;; our god won't force you to do anything if you walk away that is your choice ;;Some religions whom we cant name will not give you that choice it's their way or no way

Pukkajoy - oh, the irony in telling a 74 year-old gentleman to 'grow up'. It is you who either need to learn some manners and respect your elders - or at least learn how to turn your cap lock off!

Christianity started in the middle east and was "introduced" to these islands- at the point of a sword, so I'm not sure I really understand you point- it's no more a religion of this islands than any of the newer arrivals are

Andy, Christianity came to Britain very early and was spread by the Celts. At that time Britain was under Roman rules and Christians were routinely murdered. Read a little history !

As a former Catholic, and now atheist, I can tell you that you are you are wrong to say its because "so many other faiths have been introduced into Britain". The reason is because people now have more access to knowledge and education and pursue continued learning. They questioning and discover then physics of the universe. Unlike religion, science doesn't claim to know all the answers, but what science tells us is far more incredible and compelling than a bunch of made up stories that are designed to make people conform to a set of rules and never question.

Pukka. Nice name, I have my belief, you have yours. There is no need to shout and be rude. It's bullies like you , that have caused the Christian population to fall. My belief has got me through many bad times in my life.

What commandment refers to drink driving?

Thou shalt not kill. Easy.

'Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it.' - Christopher Hitchens

@SebSeven, there isn't one because the 'commandments' were thought up thousands of years ago. The rest of the world moved with the times!

The Ten Commandments were made in the Old Testament,which,by definition,was before Christ and therefore cannot be termed,as you say,the Christian Bible.

I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet. Timothy 2:12

The OP stated that ALL of our laws are based on the ten commandments. Personally I think that religion is a load of rubbish, I was forced to go to church as a child but the indoctrination didn't work on me.

IS would beg to differ.

Probably not a shame for all those who have suffered through the church. Kids who have been abuse by priests, unwed mothers abused by nuns, that kind of thing.

Why is it a shame? People are now free to use their own minds to explore their world instead of having their thoughts dictated to by the church. Countless people suffered for having religion in their lives so would we really be better off going back to those days? The rapidly dwindling congregations suggest that religion has had it's day.

Christians would never set out to eliminate your religion but these atheists sure will. They don't believe in anything only power in this life.

But not yet. So keep driving your taxi.

However fanatical you are about religion it will never dominate here. There are too many intelligent people here who simply don't have time for that sort of nonsense. Religion is for weak minded fools in the Middle East.

No Stokey, religion is for the weak minded everywhere.

TROLL ALERT!

Will you religion eventually teach you how to put a full stop at the end of a sentence?

Your religion will have almost wiped each other out within 30 years. Just carry on fighting amount yourselves and leave the rest of us out of it - it is what you have been doing for 800 years.

It sort of clashes with Judaism?

It sort of clashes with Judaism?

Jesus stole my kit kat. I don't trust him

It is not one religion that stands as a bulwark to other religions, but common sense, humanity and rational thought.

Utter nonsense.Just because one religion is phoney, it does not mean we should choose another just to counteract this.We should oppose ALL religions with equal vigour- just because one has been here for longer it does not make it any more real than the others.