Anglicans

Only 11% of British people say they are Anglican and among young people (17-22 years) the figure drops to 2%

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Religion appears to be dying out in Britain, where fewer and fewer people adhere to a faith, and the Church of England may be the first to go. According to the latest research from NatCen, seven people up 10 under i 24 years have no religion and only the 2 percent of young people among 17 and i 22 years he calls himself Anglican.
ANGLICANS IN DECLINE
The British Social Attitudes research, which is carried out every year, is based on the answers of 3.000 people of all ages on the most diverse topics. Il 52 percent of respondents said they had no religion, against the 41% of the 2002. In particular, if in 2002 il 31% of those interviewed declared themselves to be Anglican, today the faithful descended on the 14 percent.
If only those over sixty are considered, the share of faithful increases to 30 percent, a net decrease compared to 2002 (52 percent). In the age range 45-54 years, the Anglicans from 2002 they passed by 35 to 11 percent. While as far as twenty-year-olds are concerned, as said, only two percent recognize themselves in the Church of England. The words spoken in the... seem to come true 2013 by the former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams: “We are one generation away from extinction”. Read More