Religion

Where did we come from? Questions and Answers from Creation Stories

November 13, 2024

This post is the prepared text given as the Alf Keeling Memorial Lecture for the Altrincham Interfaith Group on 12th November 2024 “In the beginning…” is how Creation starts in Genesis, but it’s not really so. In most accounts of creation there is not a beginning, rather a continuation. Terry Pratchett in his Discworld novel, … More Where did we come from? Questions and Answers from Creation Stories

Other Religions in the 2021 England and Wales Census

November 29, 2022

This morning (29/11/22) the data set about religion and belief in England and Wales was released. The headlines focussed on the changes in the numbers of the ‘big six’ (see Holt, 2019) as well as an increase in the numbers of those answering ‘no religion’. The headlines form the Office for National Statistics (ONS) outlined: For … More Other Religions in the 2021 England and Wales Census