Census will show a drop of “millions” of Christians, experts say
By Tim Wyatt Next week’s census is likely to show numbers of those claiming to be Christians falling to about 50 per cent, experts have said. Speaking during a Religion Media Centre briefing on Thursday, sociologists and demographers of religion agreed that the results of the 2021 Census, due to take place on 21 March, […]
Census 2021 – how religious affiliation determines social policy
Tim Wyatt with guests Prof David Voas, Dr Peter Brierley, Andrew Copson, Dr Jagbir Jhutti-Johal, Prof Abby Day & Rev Canon Prof Leslie Francis
Religion news 18 March
> Muslim groups boycott Prevent review > $100 million fund for slave descendants > Cathedrals remember Covid-19 victims 450 Muslim organisations will boycott review of Prevent programme More than 450 Muslim organisations will boycott the government’s review of Prevent, the anti-radicalisation programme, in protest at the appointment of William Shawcross as its chairman, The Guardian reports. […]