Britain on God

[afleitch]

http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/uz340ezwgn/TimesResults_171212_Religion_w.pdf

29% of people believe there is a God

20% of 18-24 year olds do.

33% of Londoners do (probably to do with the ethnic mix there)

27% of Scots do.


14% think politicians should 'do god'

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Which is precisely why the Church of England should at the least be disestablished and probably ought to be kicked out of the Anglican Communion.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I read this as "Britain or God" and was getting ready to make an Anglophobic joke.

[Small L]

Which is precisely why the Church of England should at the least be disestablished and probably ought to be kicked out of the Anglican Communion.

Why kicked out?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Which is precisely why the Church of England should at the least be disestablished and probably ought to be kicked out of the Anglican Communion.

Why kicked out?

Theologically the Church of England and also the Episcopal Church are very much not in the mainstream of Anglican belief today. If it weren't for the fact that the Church of England is a state church with a whole lot of nominal members who are members solely because it is the default church and not because of any particular belief, it'd likely be as small and inconsequential as the Episcopal Church is today in the U.S.  In terms of active membership neither is particularly large and they've both abandoned traditional Anglican doctrines.  It's hard to see the Anglican Communion surviving in its current form much longer. It's a testimony to the pull of tradition that has kept it together this long.

[Small L]

Which is precisely why the Church of England should at the least be disestablished and probably ought to be kicked out of the Anglican Communion.

Why kicked out?

Theologically the Church of England and also the Episcopal Church are very much not in the mainstream of Anglican belief today. If it weren't for the fact that the Church of England is a state church with a whole lot of nominal members who are members solely because it is the default church and not because of any particular belief, it'd likely be as small and inconsequential as the Episcopal Church is today in the U.S.  In terms of active membership neither is particularly large and they've both abandoned traditional Anglican doctrines.  It's hard to see the Anglican Communion surviving in its current form much longer. It's a testimony to the pull of tradition that has kept it together this long.

If those two churches left the Anglican Communion, what would the communion look like? I checked wikipedia (not the best I know) and based on their numbers it looks like the communion would get most of its numbers from african churches. Is that accurate?

Also, how do the Church of England and Episcopal Church differ from mainstream Anglican belief? From my US-centered view I naturally think of them as the people who define that belief. Is that just me confusing Anglican Communion with the CoE itself?

Sorry for all the questions. I find this interesting and I don't know much about it.

Edit: I don't want to derail this thread too much so I'll resist follow-up questions

[Dr. MB]

The poll seems to show that the 65+ are the most religious but what's interesting is that 10% of 18-24 year olds think the bishops should continue to sit in the House of Lords but only 8% of 65+ do (and only 6% of 50-64).

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Which is precisely why the Church of England should at the least be disestablished and probably ought to be kicked out of the Anglican Communion.

I don't know about kicked out, but for too long they have essentially thrown out the Bible and replaced it with whatever is most popular or expedient, regardless of how well it matches Scripture.  On that count I must agree with you.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Also, how do the Church of England and Episcopal Church differ from mainstream Anglican belief? From my US-centered view I naturally think of them as the people who define that belief. Is that just me confusing Anglican Communion with the CoE itself?

Both the CoE and the Episcopal Church have taken a heavy lurch towards theological liberalism, with some its clergy verging on, or even crossing the lines into panentheism or atheism.  Even half a century ago, Bishop Spong would have at the least lost his bishopric for his heresy, and the African churches of the Communion are generally even more traditional than that.