To find it interesting how the UK is apparently having a 'Christian revival'?

[BonxBonx]

I was watching the news the other day and they were talking about how there has been a big increase in church attendance over the past couple of years, particularly among Gen Z. Anecdotally, I have seen a few friends (in our mid-to-late 20s) 'find God' and start going to church over the past couple of years. Not just passively attending either; actively engaging in Bible classes and retreats. My TikTok is also showing me a lot of this - British 20-somethings talking about their Christianity.

I find it really interesting, especially the timing of it. With the advances in science and us having been a pretty atheist society for a while now, I am surprised. Is it a consequence of being on the back end of the pandemic followed by a cost-of-living crisis that people are looking for answers outside of themselves? I know when things get hard I find myself praying, even when I don't believe in God. Is this an example of that kind of thinking but on a bigger scale?

This isn't the case for all Catholic schools. In my local authority you apply online via the local council with 3 choices. If any of your choices are faith schools you complete a supplementary information form where you provide details of baptism. The place is then offered and allocated by the local authority with the church and school having no input. Its only at the point of accepting an offer that you provide copies of baptism to the school with no proof of church attendance needed. I'm not saying this is the case in all areas but I believe it is the same for most local authorities nearby me.

This looks so interesting, thanks for sharing

The fact that people are equating the rise in church attendance to mean Christianity is a threat to our society and the erosion of women’s rights and freedoms.

@Madcatdudette
Christianity is antithetical to women’s rights and freedoms-particularly the newer evangelical sects.

There appears to be a rise in Church attendance

Both facts. Not propaganda .

Yes true

i do think generally Iranians tend to be more Westernised and liberal anyway or is that a cliché?

Maybe, I dislike all religions.
But exactly why are people posting how frightening it is?
Christianity is really no massive threat to women in the uk

It’s been widely-reported with some in-depth analysis eg the Times yesterday

It is potentially if you're pro-choice.

Explain this because the rise in church goers does not equate to lack of women’s rights.
It feels more like anti Christian sentiment than an actual threat

This ^

Also, the group of Christian friends I once knew were all against gay marriage.

Ah it must be like ALL Muslims Joe down the street knows who are all homophobic and throwing people of bridges 🙄
Get a grip, you sound very Christianophobic

Except the evidence from social research on birth rates, marriage and working mothers doesn't seem to reflect the right wing media narrative on 'the rise of the tradwife'.

The country was far more religious and Christianity was more prominent in 1968 when Abortion Rights came into effect in the UK.

I'm a bit sick of this bogeyman. There seems to be a stubborn instance to conflate the moving parts in America with the situation over here, when our abortion rights are settled and almost completely uncontested both in the political and social spheres.

I really don't care about the feelings of people who would happily repeal the Abortion Act, leaving women at risk of death, and who don't give two shiny shits about children born into poverty, neglect, as the result of rape or with negligible quality of life to appease a "God" who arbitrarily aborts wanted babies apparently. If "God" created everything, then it created reproductive choice for women. And no, I don't hold with the "He tests us" bollocks, because in my book, nobody that loves us, deliberately tests us for proof purposes. That's abuse.

Middle Eastern women seem to be killing it in the STEM sector. My son's girlfriend is an engineering student.

Farage wants to explore tweaking the Abortion Act "because medical advances" and has links to US pro-life organisations.

The US thought their Abortion laws / provision was safe and secure, and now look.

It needs watching because it's a boiling frog issue, and the boiled frogs will be female. But then, as religion is essentially patriarchal, what do women matter 🙄....

He did. And given the remarkable opportunity for the media to spin that point of view into click bait gold it barely got a toe hold of traction. It's a none issue.

I think the only axis for nudging attitudes is the technologies that support increasingly premature babies but strong principles around rights and access have remained unshaken for so long that I think it is wildly dramatic to suggest it is in peril.

Abuse? Oh dear.
Like Allah doesn’t love kids because he married a child and therefore the followers must hate kids too?

False equivalency and clutching at straws.

So you’ve taken what someone said about possibly looking at time limits during to the advancement of technology to mean Christian’s are going to stop them happening?
How is what farage said anything to do with Christianity?

Is it? Can you explain why?
Why is it not comparable?

I remember the night I had this conversation with a God I didn’t believe in because I knew that if I did, my life would be curtailed and dulled. I had a C S Lewis-type epiphany moment when I finally took that leap of faith and it was extraordinary, like bolts of lightning going through me. I knew life from then on would be miserable but I woke up next day to joy. Once that happens to you, there’s no going back from it.

I’ve since found great happiness in my Christian family and friendships and they have been wonderful with our autistic and LD son through the years.

I hope those drawn to the Christian faith will find the same benefits and discover what I found: “You (God) have made us for yourself O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in you.” (St Augustine of Hippo)

Links to Evangelical pro-life organisations isn't enough of a clue?

Look up CBRUK if you want a taste of pro-life fanaticism.

I'm an equal opportunities religion-phobe actually.

If you think Christians by and large have no problem with homosexuality then you're kidding yourself.
The CofE does not conduct same sex marriages, though they may condescend to give gay couples a blessing.

You’re still in the mindset that the majority of British don’t think these types of groups are whack.
You’re taking a small % of religious fanatics as meaning the whole religion.
You are doing exactly the same to bible worshippers than people who are Islamophobic do to Muslims.
You do see that don’t you?