NEWS
Churches fear showing their numbers (7 Jul 06)
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Christians set to convert football fans (16 Jun 06)
The United Kingdom has one of the most religiously diverse populations in Europe. FAITH SEEKERS reveals and explore the potential growth in religious conversion in multi-faith countries such as the UK. adult religious affiliations are no longer only a family affair and have become a matter of choice rather than following their family's beliefs.
Religious impact on economy According to the dossier Social Trends 36 (2006 edition) the religious attitudes may also play an important part in the national economic activities. For instance, Muslim women have the highest rates of economic inactivity: “In 2004 almost seven in ten (69%) Muslim women of working age were economically inactive, a rate twice that of Hindu (31%) and Sikh (36%) women. The lowest economic inactivity rates were among Christian women (25%) and women with no religion (28%).”
Why, despite the secularisation trends in the UK, adult people are making choices and adopting not only religious beliefs but lifestyles? |
Conversion Quiz: What do you need in order to convert to Islam?
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