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| | == Godlessness and Britain == | | == Godlessness and Britain == |
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| − | ''See also:'' [[Britain and morality]] | + | ''See also:'' [[Britain and morality]] |
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| | In 2011, in an article entitled ''Godless Britain'' Shmuley Boteach reported in the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'': | | In 2011, in an article entitled ''Godless Britain'' Shmuley Boteach reported in the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'': |
| | {{cquote|Britain today has become one of the most godless societies on earth. Its principle religious exports today are thinkers who despise religion. From [[Richard Dawkins]], who has compared religion to child abuse, to my friend [[Christopher Hitchens]], who titled his 2007 book "God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything," the British have cornered the market on being anti-God, at least the Christian and Jewish varieties. | | {{cquote|Britain today has become one of the most godless societies on earth. Its principle religious exports today are thinkers who despise religion. From [[Richard Dawkins]], who has compared religion to child abuse, to my friend [[Christopher Hitchens]], who titled his 2007 book "God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything," the British have cornered the market on being anti-God, at least the Christian and Jewish varieties. |
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| − | While 92% of Americans believe in God, only 35% in Britain do and 43% say they have no religion, according to Britain's National Centre for Social Research. The number of people who affiliate themselves with the Church of England was 23% of the population in 2009 from 40% in 1983. In truth though, if Britain's Christian tradition is dying out, the leaders of the faith have only themselves to blame, for perpetuating the country's highly centralized religious structure.<ref>[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304447804576413362436264204.html Godless Britain, Wall Street Journal, Shmuley Boteach]</ref>}} | + | While 92% of Americans believe in God, only 35% in Britain do and 43% say they have no religion, according to Britain's National Centre for Social Research. The number of people who affiliate themselves with the Church of England was 23% of the population in 2009 from 40% in 1983. In truth though, if Britain's Christian tradition is dying out, the leaders of the faith have only themselves to blame, for perpetuating the country's highly centralized religious structure.<ref>[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304447804576413362436264204.html Godless Britain, Wall Street Journal, Shmuley Boteach]</ref>}} |
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| | == Bible on bestiality and study on bestiality == | | == Bible on bestiality and study on bestiality == |