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UK Poll: Christianity and Judaism will disappear within 100 years

July 1, 2008

The Telegraph reports that a recent survey shows that “just over a third of people thought religions like Christianity and Judaism would still be practiced in Britain in 100 years’ time,” but in contrast, “… the number of actively religious Muslims is predicted to increase from about one million today to 1.96 million in 2035.”

I’m not sure how much credibility to give public surveys, in that the pollsters are questioning members of the public who generally lack specific knowledge.  As one anonymous pundit put it, “Opinion polls measure the public’s satisfaction with its ignorance.”

Given that only 33% of Britons consider themselves religious, these results come as no surprise.  Rumours of religion’s demise are premature …

Dave

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