England and Wales, formerly Christian countries

[motorbiking]

Based on the data it doesn't look like the Muslim faith is growing. More that more people in the UK are Muslims. Overall we are seeing a reduction in religion, which can only be a good thing, not that I have a problem with anyone having a belief in fairies or the force or whatever.

 

[^woody^]

Christmas is made up.
If there was a JC, he wasn't born on 25 December.

You're right. The introduction of the Gregorian calendar in the 16th century saw to that.

Anyway, which birth are you referring to?

 

[RandomGrinch]

I don't do Christmas for myself. No! It's for the kids, isn't it?

My 4 year old is currently being taught carol's at nursery, for a Christmas concert.

...I am dying inside

 

[securespark]

You're right. The introduction of the Gregorian calendar in the 16th century saw to that.

Anyway, which birth are you referring to?

John Cleese, of course.

 

[JohnD]

Let's be honest, what % of the population think about the 'true meaning' of things like Christmas and Easter?

Seasonal festivals existed long before Christians hijacked them.

OOI, what do you think the Spring festival celebrates?

Clue: what are rabbits famous for?

 

[Deleted member 174758]

...not that I have a problem with anyone having a belief in fairies or the force or whatever.

And there's the rub. Just how many Jedi or Elves are there in the UK? When asked for my religion on a census form a few years back (in 2001) I ticked the "Other" box and wrote in "Jedi" on the dotted line only to have the PM of the day to say that I, and 390,000 others, could not possibly be a Jedi. The fifth biggest religion in the UK and they cancelled us, despite being one of the fastest growing religions in the UK (there were NONE in the.UK in 1971). Bloody Christians!

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Clue: what are rabbits famous for?

Rabbit stew ?

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Anyway, which birth are you referring to?

Jesus Christ!

 

[JohnD]

Rabbit stew ?

Fecundity

And other words beginning with the same letter.

 

[^woody^]

John Cleese, of course.

Graham Chapman you must surely mean?

 

[^woody^]

Jesus Christ!

I know who, I asked "which?".

Like the Queen (God bless her), JC had two birthdays.

 

[crystal ball]

John Cleese, of course.

That piece of halibut was good enough for Jehovah

 

[JP_]

And yet we all want Christmas and Easter off, and the blokes will be out frantically buying presents on 24th Dec.

These are old,. Non-religious festivals that the church hijacked. Celebrate midwinter and springtime instead. Same customs remain. You can even sing the same songs of you like.

 

[^woody^]

Yule never stop the Coca Cola truck now though. Consumerism is the new religion.

 

[gant]

Not climate change?