Infographic: Is Britain a ‘Christian country’?

[yortsed snacilbuper]

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[sakabatou]

1. In other words, "No."

Yes, England does have an official church, but it's not a theocracy.

[onehandle]

2. Just what we need. Another religion.

Tax Christians, Jews, Muslims, and Humanists alike!

Heh...

[Arugula Latte]

3. I hope we can see these numbers here in Jesusland in my lifetime.

How refreshing to live in a country that values reason over superstition.

[temporary311]

5. My thoughts exactly.

[hrmjustin]

4. It is an interfaith country now but the C of E and C of W will always remain a part of the state.

Until their not.

[hobbit709]

6. I don't think there's any such animal as a "Christian" country

Not if you define it as one where the people actually practice the tenets of their proclaimed faith.

[hrmjustin]

7. Agreed.

[LeftishBrit]

8. Not really

We have a lot of the traditions and trimmings of Christianity; but we also have a long tradition of agnosticism/ religious indifference, to the point where many Brits would not know, or much care, themselves whether they are believers or atheists.

Nowadays, this is even stronger, with atheism being common and accepted in most areas. Two of our three main party leaders are atheists.

[ieoeja]

9. Technically, Britain is definitely a Christian nation.

They are a Kingdom whose Monarch rules by Divine Right wherein the Divine is the Christian divinity. No matter what the citizens believe, the nation state is Christian by definition.

That's why we were the first non-Muslim nation with which Tripoli could sign a treaty. Islamic law forbade them to entreat with the Christian Kingdoms of Europe.

A law which may have created The Crusades. Had there been an exchange of Ambassadors with Cairo and the Vatican or Constantinople, the Europeans may have helped Cairo regain control of Jerusalem instead of conquering Jerusalem themselves. The Europeans had been perfectly content with Cairo rule of Jerusalem for centuries. It wasn't until Damascus captured Jerusalem and began persecuting the Christians that the Europeans got involved.

Of course, Middle Age Europeans did enjoy conquering places a lot. So maybe not. But it was a rather large, and expensive, undertaking. It would have been a lot simpler just helping Cairo.