Tag: religion
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Now we are all minorities…
Today the Office of National Statistics (ONS) revealed more information from the 2021 Census in England and Wales, and it was the bit about the voluntary question on Religion. Now, I’m not going to get side tracked, but there’s an interesting subtext here about the census. Are we a united kingdom or not? Why is…
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That census question resolved.
Following on from my whitterings the other day about the religioius question (the national identity question being an easy selection), I wrote this for The Druid Network the other day: The 2021 Census The 2021 Census takes place in England and Wales on Sunday 21st March, managed by the Office of National Statistics. (The Census…
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Census 2011 – the Religion Question
So the results are available and already making news. Well, some of it is making news. In the spirit of Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics, let me lay out the actual figures for religion, taken from the ONS. For England and Wales, of course… sorry, the rest of the disunited kingdom, your voice is not…
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Currently Reading – Pagan Religions by Kerr Cuhulain
Currently Reading – Pagan Religions : A Handbook for Diversity training by Kerr Cuhulain. Was given this as a review copy, and a review will eventually appear. 🙂
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Power of Prayer
Well you heard it here first, and I’m not always proved right. Eric (I’m in a bit of a) Pickles has played his trump card in response to the banning – or more accurately, the declaring unlawful – of prayers during Council meetings. Pretty close to what I said a week ago in my blog post.…
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Discussing Druidries…
So I awake from the dream too early, startled by the too-loud close of the bedroom door as Miss gives up the night-time marking marathon and finally comes to bed. Opening my eyes I wonder where everyone has gone… all the druids who were there pointing out each others inconsistencies, but mostly all looking at me and laughing.…