Christianity in the UK

[IntoTheVoid]

Why don't people in the UK take religion as seriously as the US.

My town for example is an average size town. There are a few churches but only about 10 people go to them. Religion isn't mentioned at all, nobody is concerned with anyone else's belief and the schools here teach all religions without giving any bias towards any particular one.

Looking at a UK Christian forum, there are a lot less active people and discussions are fairly mundane.

Multi culturalism and tolerance of others is high on the agenda. Any form of prejudice is considered pretty old fashioned these days and is only practices by a few local idiots.

A recent census shows only 24 percent of the uk population regard themselves as religious.

Why is it so different here?

 

[T_Laurich]

People expect that Christianity would come without trials or tribulation... The same thing is happening in America... Everyone thinks that since Christianity is here it will stay so we take off the armor of God like the war is over... And satan is free to strike.... Whether it be through secularism or another religion or even if it comes within... He strikes...

Christianity fails when we are not persecuted... Christianity fails when we fail at wanting to live like Christ... Every other religion out there flourishes when left on their own... But Christianity only works when it is constantly brought to its knees...

I know many will argue with me, but they can grab a text book or listen to the news...

Every great spiritual triumph has followed a Huge attack... Only when we are on our knee's do we put back on the armor... Because the men who inherit the strong days of Christianity fail to see what the real Christian's did to obtain it... Think about what Christianity would be without the Apostle's of the missionaries who took so many trials to spread the gospel... And we just go to church on Sunday... We live like the world and wonder why the world is taking over...

 

[T_Laurich]

Meant to say apostles's or missionaries... not of*

Typo my bad

 

[marrion]

You make some good points T_laurich.
I believe persecution for true Bible believing and Bible obeying Christians is coming to America very soon.
The government is already making the Christian faith obsolete by removing it from most public places and institutions.
I coached high school basketball for a few years and I used to take my Bible with me all the time.
Then one day I had it out and I was told by another coach that I was not allowed to have it out in the open while on the premises.
I also received complaints from parent because I would advise the kids to start reading their Bibles.
I would also witness to them quite frequently.

 

[megaman125]

I coached high school basketball for a few years and I used to take my Bible with me all the time.
Then one day I had it out and I was told by another coach that I was not allowed to have it out in the open while on the premises.
I also received complaints from parent because I would advise the kids to start reading their Bibles.
I would also witness to them quite frequently.

So much for that tolerance for other people's beliefs IntotheVoid was talking about.

 

[T_Laurich]

You make some good points T_laurich.
I believe persecution for true Bible believing and Bible obeying Christians is coming to America very soon.
The government is already making the Christian faith obsolete by removing it from most public places and institutions.
I coached high school basketball for a few years and I used to take my Bible with me all the time.
Then one day I had it out and I was told by another coach that I was not allowed to have it out in the open while on the premises.
I also received complaints from parent because I would advise the kids to start reading their Bibles.
I would also witness to them quite frequently.

I remember reading my bible in my highschool, and many people were saying... "You can't read that, its against the rules"... And it made a bigger stir then if I would have punched a pregnant woman teacher... It's funny how times have changed...

 

[Bryancampbell]

I have observed or heard about the UK and Religious belief. Especially a lot of young people there are more atheistic than anything. Can I say that's true? You can be the judge since you live there intothevoid since you are aware of lack of religious activities there.

But in high school, I was allowed to read the bible. Although people looked at me strange, but people say that there isn't tolerance about that in school. Well I guess the school I went to didn't care or something lol. Matter of fact I could even use the bible for my language arts class, as long as it fit with the agenda, or reading time. I did a presentation once about a book called tortured for Christ, and they accepted it as any other presentation. I think I did somewhat good, I don't remember the exact score. Man I was really nervous thinking people would judge me.

 

[IntoTheVoid]

So much for that tolerance for other people's beliefs IntotheVoid was talking about.

There's always a few idiots who aren't tolerant of others. But the vast majority of people here don't behave that way.

 

[Nautilus]

So much for that tolerance for other people's beliefs IntotheVoid was talking about.

Is it tolerance if you dont want people forcing their beliefs on your children? Like lets say Joe down the street is a satanist...well good for him its the religious choice he made and I can tolerate that. Is Joe trying to convert my child to satanism..I cant tolerate that. See there is a huge difference in tolerating a belief and not putting up with it being forced on you or others.

 

[Pen014]

 

[crossnote]

Man has ascended the throne with his religion of humanism.
The UK has drunk the Kool Aid of the German Higher Critics.

 

[megaman125]

Is it tolerance if you dont want people forcing their beliefs on your children? Like lets say Joe down the street is a satanist...well good for him its the religious choice he made and I can tolerate that. Is Joe trying to convert my child to satanism..I cant tolerate that. See there is a huge difference in tolerating a belief and not putting up with it being forced on you or others.

Let's take a look at what I was quoting, shall we.

I coached high school basketball for a few years and I used to take my Bible with me all the time.
Then one day I had it out and I was told by another coach that I was not allowed to have it out in the open while on the premises.
I also received complaints from parent because I would advise the kids to start reading their Bibles.
I would also witness to them quite frequently.

So then Nautilus, why are you, a Christian, opposed to any of this?

 

[megaman125]

There's always a few idiots who aren't tolerant of others. But the vast majority of people here don't behave that way.

In my experience from the atheists in the UK, and from my Christian friends in the UK, that is the majority of atheists. You are in the minority of atheists from the UK.

 

[Nautilus]

Let's take a look at what I was quoting, shall we.



So then Nautilus, why are you, a Christian, opposed to any of this?

Id be opposed to someone else pushing their beliefs on my child. Regardless of who or what those beliefs. He was a basketball coach, im expecting him to teach basketball and thats it. People need to realize there is a difference between okay with what someone believes vs having to be okay with them forcing it on others. If someone asks you then fine go ahead. Otherwise dont bother people.

 

[crossnote]

Id be opposed to someone else pushing their beliefs on my child. Regardless of who or what those beliefs. He was a basketball coach, im expecting him to teach basketball and thats it. People need to realize there is a difference between okay with what someone believes vs having to be okay with them forcing it on others. If someone asks you then fine go ahead. Otherwise dont bother people.

I suppose your ok with the public school system pushing evolution on your/our children?

 

[megaman125]

I suppose your ok with the public school system pushing evolution on your/our children?

Or maybe he's one of those people that believe Christians shouldn't be Christians in public, but instead conform to the world's popular ways, which currently is stating that atheism is the only acceptible display. But when you say atheism is the only acceptible public display and Christianity or any other religion isn't, you're actually turning atheism into a relgion and forcing other people to dress up in it.

 

[Ichabod]

Why don't people in the UK take religion as seriously as the US.

My town for example is an average size town. There are a few churches but only about 10 people go to them. Religion isn't mentioned at all, nobody is concerned with anyone else's belief and the schools here teach all religions without giving any bias towards any particular one.

Looking at a UK Christian forum, there are a lot less active people and discussions are fairly mundane.

Multi culturalism and tolerance of others is high on the agenda. Any form of prejudice is considered pretty old fashioned these days and is only practices by a few local idiots.

A recent census shows only 24 percent of the uk population regard themselves as religious.

Why is it so different here?

There's probably a lot less childhood indoctrination. Is that the case?

 

[Ichabod]

I suppose your ok with the public school system pushing evolution on your/our children?

What's wrong with learning science in science class and religion in church? If you
don't want your children in a public school system then homeschool them.

 

[Ichabod]

You make some good points T_laurich.
I believe persecution for true Bible believing and Bible obeying Christians is coming to America very soon.
The government is already making the Christian faith obsolete by removing it from most public places and institutions.
I coached high school basketball for a few years and I used to take my Bible with me all the time.
Then one day I had it out and I was told by another coach that I was not allowed to have it out in the open while on the premises.
I also received complaints from parent because I would advise the kids to start reading their Bibles.
I would also witness to them quite frequently.

So much for that tolerance for other people's beliefs IntotheVoid was talking about.

How would you like it if someone brought the Koran to school and tried to convert you?

 

[megaman125]

How would you like it if someone brought the Koran to school and tried to convert you?

I never claim to be opposed to people bringing Korans to school. That would be your side that only seems to fight against the Bible being brought to school, but yet you pose this question becuase you would apparently welcome the Koran with open arms while hypocritically not allow the Bible.