Challenging Religious Faith & Privilege
Belief in the supernatural is still alive and kicking, even among UK atheists who don’t believe in a god. A Research report (ref. 1) has revealed that only a third of UK atheists claim to completely reject supernatural beliefs such as life after death, astrology, and the existence of a universal life-force.
The Guardian links to a data mapping application which utilises the Census data to visually represent the most godless places in the UK. The bluer the map, the higher the godless population!
What are the numbers like where you live?
The Girl Guides in the UK have dropped the reference to ‘god’ from thier promise.
This follows consultation which revealed that the organisation needed to be more open to those of other faiths and none.
This is definite progress, and we look forward to see if the Guide’s fellow organisation Scouting UK also changes following its consulation.