Only 20% of young British people are active followers of Jesus

Reply 40

Spratty

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>implying all young british people are christian

Reply 41

chausettes

7

I expected the statistic to be lower.

Personally, I was baptised as a 'tradition' but I never believed in the religion. Genuinely had a crisis about this when I was like 5, felt like I wanted to believe for the security of salvation but you can't force yourself into a faith and I don't like most aspects of Christianity anyway.

People have the free will to choose what they believe now. We have access to lots of different ideas and beliefs. Before, we were either forced to accept Christianity or just didn't know any different. I think it's better now that we have a choice - religion is more genuine and I don't think Christians should be worried.

Reply 42

prazzyjazzy

17

I didn't know Jesus had Twitter?

I'm kiiiidding, I'm not surprised though.

Reply 43

desaf1

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Original post by _archangel

Islam preaches objectivelty abhorrent things. Rejecting that doesn't make people intolerant.

Islam preaches abhorrent things? Like what?

Reply 44

markova21

21

Me thinks OP feels threatened by Christianity, like so many other Muslims. "Our religion has more followers than yours", etc. Carry on "Getting bigger and stronger" as you all like to say. Heaven is reserved for the very few, not billions.

Reply 45

sek510i

16

I think that a lot of this comes down to how you define ''active'' or ''practicing'' members of religions. I don't know many people (maybe two or three, including colleagues and former classmates) who went to church for anything other than specific events or occasions. Some of the others would still call themselves Christians, even if they didn't go to a church. I know some people who identified as Christians but told me that they didn't believe that Jesus necessarily existed, and that he could have been a story used as an example Christian ideologies.

It all depends on how people define their own religion. Being in London, though, I doubt as many as one in five youngsters are actively following Christianity. But that's just personal experience.

Reply 46

Ladymusiclover

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Not surprised as a Christian. It is what it is. We don't know what the future will hold but religious people generally have more kids than irreligious people.

Reply 47

RogerOxon

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Original post by FarhanHalim

And to everyone else, do you feel that this is part of a change towards atheism and that eventually religions like Christianity will be non-existent in the UK?

It worries me that so many do. I hope that it is a move towards Atheism.

Perhaps now all those empty churches could be more productively used, e.g. to house the homeless.

Reply 48

jkls92

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They don't follow him that well.

Reply 49

RogerOxon

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Original post by Ladymusiclover

Not surprised as a Christian. It is what it is. We don't know what the future will hold but religious people generally have more kids than irreligious people.

Are you claiming that the religious indoctrinate their children?

Reply 50

Ladymusiclover

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Original post by RogerOxon

Are you claiming that the religious indoctrinate their children?

Regardless of religion but we tend to follow our parents' belief up until a point even in irreligious families. But in Jewish/Muslim families particularly the children tend to follow and live a religious life into adulthood.

Reply 51

neznam

The number are surprisingly high considering the traditional Church of England is filled with closed atheists and their version of Christianity is a mere parody of the religion.

Reply 52

Moonstruck16

5

My whole family is Roman Catholic; I was brought up Roman Catholic and went through all the things ya do. I stopped believing in all that nonsense once I realised that I'd been brainwashed into religion from the day I was born. I will never put my children through this BS. If they want to seek religion they can do so under their own free will.

Reply 53

Moonstruck16

5

Original post by markova21

Me thinks OP feels threatened by Christianity, like so many other Muslims. "Our religion has more followers than yours", etc. Carry on "Getting bigger and stronger" as you all like to say. Heaven is reserved for the very few, not billions.

Waiting for EternalLight to pop up with her 'facts'.

Reply 54

Nathan Scott

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Original post by FarhanHalim

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/17/one-six-young-people-christian-visits-church-buildings-inspire/

For any Christians on here, does this worry you? The fact that so few young people are actually practising Christianity? Or are you fine with it?

And to everyone else, do you feel that this is part of a change towards atheism and that eventually religions like Christianity will be non-existent in the UK?

It's not exactly news - I mean the number is likely to drop with the cancer that is atheism soaring

Reply 55

username2896864

15

No it doesn't worry me, just makes me realise how rare true believers and followers of Christianity are in my generation tbh :cry2:

good thing my college has a fun, buzzing CU :u:

Reply 56

username2896864

15

Original post by markova21

Me thinks OP feels threatened by Christianity, like so many other Muslims. "Our religion has more followers than yours", etc. Carry on "Getting bigger and stronger" as you all like to say. Heaven is reserved for the very few, not billions.

How can you say that? Of course everyone has a place in heaven, they just have to choose that they want to go there :smile:

Reply 57

DanielCross

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Original post by FarhanHalim

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/17/one-six-young-people-christian-visits-church-buildings-inspire/

For any Christians on here, does this worry you? The fact that so few young people are actually practising Christianity? Or are you fine with it?

And to everyone else, do you feel that this is part of a change towards atheism and that eventually religions like Christianity will be non-existent in the UK?