Census will show a drop of “millions” of Christians, experts say
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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
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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
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> 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. […]