The document discusses religion in the UK. It finds that the percentage of people stating they have no religion is increasing and will likely continue to rise. Currently around 25% of UK residents report having no religion, up from 14.8% in 2001. Christianity is still the largest religion at around 59% of the population, but this percentage is decreasing. Younger age groups are less likely to be religious. Some factors that may be contributing to the rise in no religion include wars and conflicts involving religion, certain laws regarding religion in public life, and the idea that religion is fundamentally based on fear.

1. BRITISHCULTURE
BY ADERIBIGBE ADEOLA
RELIGION IN THE UK

2. THE RATE OF PEOPLE STATING THEY HAVE NO
RELIGION IN THE UK
IS INCREASING AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE

3. WHAT IS RELIGION?
Religion is an
organized collection of
beliefs, cultural system,
and world views that
relate humanity to an
order of
existence.(wiki2015)

4. THE RELIGION IN THE UK
Christianity.
Islamic.
Hinduism.
Sikhism
Judaism
Buddhism.
No religion/Atheism
59%25%
5%
4%
7%
RELIGION PERCENTAGE IN 2011
christianity No religion Islamic Others Not stated
Office for national statistics (2013)”The percentage of the population with no religion has increased in England and Wales” (online pie chart) available:
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/sty-religion.html (accessed 30 Nov 2015).

5. 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
No religion Christian Muslim Other Not stated
RELIGION IN THE UK
2001 2011
25.1%
71.7%
59.3%
3% 4.8% 3.6%
7.2%
2.8%
14.8%
7.7%
Office for national statistics (2013)”The percentage of the population with no religion has increased in England and Wales” (online bar chart) available:
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/sty-religion.html (accessed 30 Nov 2015).

6. WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF THIS INCREASE?
Wiki(2015) “Atheism” (online)
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Atheism accessed 30 Nov 2015

7. WAR & CONFLICT
http://theunboundedspirit.com/the-negative-effects-of-religion-on-society/ accessed 30 Nov 2015

8. LAWS
Funcage (2012) “Weird & Wonderful British laws” ( image online) available:
http://www.funcage.com/blog/weird-wonderful-british-laws/ (accessed 30NOV 2015).
Tom Hodgkinson (2015)”Longer Sunday trading could spell the corporate takeover of our day of rest” (image online) available:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/mar/20/sunday-trading-corporate-takeover (accessed 30 Nov 2015).
RT (2012)”Russian church defends Brits who lost jobs for wearing crucifix” (image online) available:
https://www.rt.com/news/church-human-rights-symbols-faith-805/ (accessed 30 Nov 2015).

9. RELIGION IS FEAR

10. WILL NO RELIGION INCREASE IN THE UK?
30.7
18.7
34.4
48.4
30.2
31.5
25.2
25.5
39.4
34.7
47.7
41.6
39.5
30.2
45.2
50.3
31.0
42.2
18.1
24.3
15.6
8.1
18.7
15.2
18.3
21.1
12.8
16.4
9.2
8.3
3.9
21.0
8.1
6.2
22.3
5.6
ALL
OTHER…
SIKH
MUSLIM
JEWISH
HINDU
BUDDHIST
CHRISTIAN
NO RELIGION
RELIGION BY AGE 2011
0 – 24 25 – 49 50 – 64 Age 65 +
Office for national statistics (2013)”The percentage of the population with no religion has increased in England and Wales” (online chart) available:
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/sty-religion.html (accessed 30 Nov 2015).

12. REFERENCE
 Office for national statistics (2013)”The percentage of the population with no religion has increased in England and
Wales” (online) available:
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/sty-
religion.html(accessed 30 Nov 2015).
 Find law UK (20015)” What does the law say about working on Sundays?” (online) available:
http://findlaw.co.uk/law/employment/pay_and_work_rights/working_hours/8383.html (accessed 30 Nov 2015).
 The unbounded spirit (2012) “The negative effects of religion on society”
http://theunboundedspirit.com/the-negative-effects-of-religion-on-society/ (accessed 30 Nov 2015).
 David Hayward (2012) “religion is fear” (online) available:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/nakedpastor/2012/12/religion-is-fear/ (accessed 30 Nov 2015)
d 30 Nov 2015).