'Is religion dying out in Britain?' Andrew Copson on Sunday Morning Live

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  • Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
  • Our Chief Executive Andrew Copson on BBC's Sunday Morning Live discussing the latest British Social Attitudes survey results.
    Andrew was the only non-religious person on a panel stacked with professional theists... all grasping at straws to paint an outright decline of religion as, secretly, some kind of quiet religious renaissance.
    53% of British people, and 73% of young people, have no religion. More info: humanism.org.u...

КОМЕНТАРІ • 698

  • @roder51
    @roder51 6 років тому +52

    Wow, this was extremely frustrating to watch. Denial, denial, denial.

  • @fidel5medina
    @fidel5medina 7 років тому +53

    The force is no longer there, you are no longer forced to converting by the force of a sword or blood magic.

  • @theother1281
    @theother1281 Рік тому +11

    I remember religious spokespersons talking about how young people will come to religion as they get older when I was in my twenties. I am now in my sixties and I don't know any of my friends who were non religious in our twenties who have become religious since.

  • @EnricoFantini
    @EnricoFantini 7 років тому +159

    Knowledge is killing religion through the internet.

    • @patrickparker8417
      @patrickparker8417 6 років тому +8

      You have got to be kidding .

    • @joannechisholm4501
      @joannechisholm4501 5 років тому +18

      He never existed God is a human concept.

    • @Lifeskeyishappiness
      @Lifeskeyishappiness 5 років тому +25

      People are seeing through the indoctrination by their parents and religious authorities

    • @Mijn24
      @Mijn24 5 років тому +4

      Lifeskeyishappiness exactly

    • @roder51
      @roder51 5 років тому +2

      @@patrickparker8417 Triggered?

  • @rudai123
    @rudai123 7 років тому +104

    All religions are a bit silly aren't they?

    • @tim-williams
      @tim-williams 7 років тому +3

      The science religion that is based on the big bang, black hole and isolated thermonuclear stars is the most stupid of all religions

    • @rudai123
      @rudai123 7 років тому +26

      Science isn't a religion...pay attention

    • @tim-williams
      @tim-williams 7 років тому +3

      Depends what you call science, for example black holes are a faith, they have nothing to do with science. They have never been tested in the lab using scientific method and just come from a mathematical garb

    • @rudai123
      @rudai123 7 років тому +21

      Math is science. Wake up man.

    • @darrenjj8270
      @darrenjj8270 6 років тому

      YES,YES,YES,YES,YES,YES,YES,YES,YES,YES,YES,YES,OH and YES..........

  • @aardvarkcustard9696
    @aardvarkcustard9696 6 років тому +125

    Half the speakers should have come from the humanists, atheists, freethinking community to have the necessary balance - the religious speakers were over represented. Well done Andrew.

    • @Kagiso22
      @Kagiso22 5 років тому +8

      aardvarkcustard That’s because non-belief keeps getting lumped I’m as a belief system. What should happen is that each religion should be presented with a non-religious person that has ties with one of the religions there. So a Christian and former Christian. A spiritual person and someone that’s been an atheist their whole life

    • @scygnius
      @scygnius 4 роки тому +1

      The reason that atheists, agnostics, etc. get lumped together is mainly because they represent “nonreligion.” While many agnostics self-describe themselves as “spiritual,” it’s obvious that these “nonreligion” groups are not under any form of structure, hierarchy, or shared heritage.
      Saying “the religious speakers were over represented” is equating that Christians, Muslims, and Hindus should just be grouped together. To quote the humanist guy, “that’s bogus.”

    • @iainrae6159
      @iainrae6159 4 роки тому +3

      Agreed, the Godsquad tend to have the faces of mad smiling assassins. Strange bunch

    • @iainrae6159
      @iainrae6159 4 роки тому +4

      @forsenCD
      In the UK over 50 % of folks have no religion.
      Only 3% go to church.
      Religion is given too much respect.

    • @iainrae6159
      @iainrae6159 4 роки тому +3

      @forsenCD
      Perhaps, however it does suggest a scepticism for a personal supernatural God as claimed by monotheism.
      The decline of religious faith is possibly due to critical thinking ,7 education, expansion of you tube and social media, threat of religious ISIS violence, less automatic 'respect ' for preachers, priests et all, resentment of exclusive 'faith schools' , unelected Bishops in the Lords, creationist groups forcing their beliefs in the science class , greater freedom on Sundays for families to enjoy themselves, rather than endlessly worshipping a mythical God.

  • @JAYDUBYAH29
    @JAYDUBYAH29 7 років тому +33

    A script used to parody religion for comedic purposes would need very little modification from the transcript of this discussion. Between the schadenfruede of the Muslim, the mania of the Pentecostal, the mincing words of the Church of England woman and the rabbi, and the frankness of the humanist, all in the face of the interviewers trying to spin the topic...

  • @usmancarlucci9
    @usmancarlucci9 11 місяців тому +2

    Born an anglican, renounced it nearly 38 years ago and a happier more fulfilled person since.

  • @fillevans
    @fillevans 7 років тому +111

    What I love about these people is they are determined to try and convert people esp. Pentecostal guy. Then the LGBT community are condemned by evangelicals saying they are trying to force their opinions on society. Utter hypocrisy.

    • @pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504
      @pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504 4 роки тому +7

      wilfredspoon
      Completely different things, the church aren't encouraging people to engage in immoral practices.

    • @delet3999
      @delet3999 4 роки тому

      @@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504 What is morality?

    • @ant9925
      @ant9925 3 роки тому +3

      @@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504 some would say Christianity and the attempts to spread the Christian faith are immoral.

    • @HarryNicNicholas
      @HarryNicNicholas 3 роки тому

      @@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504 aren't they? tell that to the pope.

    • @HarryNicNicholas
      @HarryNicNicholas 3 роки тому +3

      @@ant9925 i don't get how anyone can worship someone who drowned everyone, including babies, becasue they were dissidents, and then goes on to kill his own son for a bit of drama, if that's moral it's no wonder people are leaving the church and seeing humanism as more moral.

  • @BagofDreams
    @BagofDreams 6 років тому +11

    I love watching Copson debate, so gracious and informed whilst silently thinking ‘fuck sake’ every time someone opens their mouth.

    • @BagofDreams
      @BagofDreams 3 роки тому

      @Largesse1000 what’s upsetting you fella?

  • @hypatiaatheiria9647
    @hypatiaatheiria9647 7 років тому +44

    let us hope so - with any luck public displays of religion will die out completely

    • @jeffhart9916
      @jeffhart9916 5 років тому

      Hypatia Atheiria Amen to that! 😁

    • @lolugothackedful
      @lolugothackedful 5 років тому +1

      Why do you say that and what do you believe?

    • @lolugothackedful
      @lolugothackedful 5 років тому +2

      You really are anti religious what's wrog with yiu?

    • @pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504
      @pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504 4 роки тому +3

      Hypatia Atheiria
      Yes the bible already foresees that view you hold thousands of years before you even existed, people will become deniers of god, lovers of pleasures etc
      Your denial makes you part of that self fulfilling prophecy.

    • @alexbroadhead8548
      @alexbroadhead8548 4 роки тому

      AMERICA FIRST definition of religion is “the belief in and worship of a God or gods.” How is denying the existence of a god believing in the existence of a god?

  • @cymro6537
    @cymro6537 3 роки тому +5

    Is religion dying out in Britain ?
    With Christianity -yes , with Islam ,No.

    • @cutesy1631
      @cutesy1631 3 роки тому +1

      Education is killing religion

    • @cymro6537
      @cymro6537 3 роки тому

      @@cutesy1631 and arguably , religion is killing education....

    • @cutesy1631
      @cutesy1631 3 роки тому

      @@cymro6537 oh yes was your prayers who build that computer you are tipping...

    • @cymro6537
      @cymro6537 3 роки тому

      @@cutesy1631 Vint Cerf ( co inventor of the internet) is quoted as saying that religion and Science aren't irreconcilable - on asking if he was religious he quipped that he was ' *Geek orthodox* ' .
      Personally ,I'm of the opinion that both can be taught - but by it's very nature , an equilibrium between both subjects would be in a constant state of flux.....

    • @rodolfovitangcol7549
      @rodolfovitangcol7549 3 роки тому

      GOD IS LIFE, NOT A RELIGION
      ua-cam.com/video/_8cYqK9WIVo/v-deo.html

  • @Matt-jw2yo
    @Matt-jw2yo 6 років тому +19

    So frustrating to watch. People aren't leaving religion because religions aren't cool and hip for young people. People are leaving religion because of the internet. When you have all the knowledge in the world at your fingertips, why on earth would you give a shit about a 2000+ year old book?

    • @cuffsandlinks
      @cuffsandlinks 2 роки тому +4

      Because your knowledge doesn't matter when you die,your knowledge doesn't give you purpose in life,your knowledge doesn't save your soul,because your knowledge will end with your death and all that remains after is what you believed,which has little to do with the brain but more to do with the heart and soul

    • @andrewmurray409
      @andrewmurray409 Рік тому

      @@cuffsandlinks You know nothing about what happens after death...just like the rest of us.

    • @cuffsandlinks
      @cuffsandlinks Рік тому

      @@andrewmurray409 what stays is what you believe in and i believe in this

  • @manelsalido
    @manelsalido 7 років тому +7

    53% non religious, and 1 non religious guest with 4 religious professionals. Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vane. Schiller.

  • @billgreen576
    @billgreen576 3 роки тому +7

    As the female Rabbi stated, look how diversified we are on this seat. And I add, all claiming to be the one and only true faith. Whereas only Copson pointing out that they can't all be right. And we should be glad that people are not blindly following myths and legends as though they were true. The more you teach people about more religions the less religious they become.

    • @rodolfovitangcol7549
      @rodolfovitangcol7549 3 роки тому

      GOD IS LIFE, NOT A RELIGION
      ua-cam.com/video/_8cYqK9WIVo/v-deo.html

  • @BedsitBob
    @BedsitBob 2 роки тому +4

    Religion should be taught in school, but only as an academic subject.

  • @christopheroshea9799
    @christopheroshea9799 3 роки тому +8

    Religion is like a super market brand
    Selling empty product
    At the competitive price of your credulity

    • @rodolfovitangcol7549
      @rodolfovitangcol7549 3 роки тому

      GOD IS LIFE, NOT A RELIGION
      ua-cam.com/video/_8cYqK9WIVo/v-deo.html

  • @PelinalDidNothingWrong
    @PelinalDidNothingWrong 3 роки тому +13

    I'm actually glad Religion seems to be dying out. I feel like Religion has had way too much influence for way too long

    • @lyle_waddell
      @lyle_waddell 3 роки тому +1

      Absolutely

    • @lorraine-y3l
      @lorraine-y3l 3 роки тому

      Yep! It nearly had me in its grip too till I came back to my senses 🙃

    • @TheMrPeteChannel
      @TheMrPeteChannel 2 роки тому

      Pfft! The stories in the Bible, Quran, vedic text & oral traditions is better than Hollywood today!

    • @Mason58654
      @Mason58654 2 роки тому

      You might not think that a few years from now, wait till Sharia law comes to your country.

    • @syantikshinta3779
      @syantikshinta3779 2 роки тому

      Let's make britain bcome muslim majority..receive more and more migrants and refugees.

  • @michaelnorfolk8812
    @michaelnorfolk8812 5 років тому +6

    Why is there a decline in religion?
    Why does no one ever state the obvious answer in these discussions?
    Surely it because people simply don't believe in the existence of a god these days.
    Tell me if I'm wrong.

    • @jeffhart9916
      @jeffhart9916 5 років тому +4

      Michael Norfolk they probably know this but in true religious fashion they won't admit it. Thry will just hide behind a fairytale belief that it will work itself out.

    • @jeffhart9916
      @jeffhart9916 5 років тому +2

      Michael Norfolk you are not wrong. People are realising that religion is a con game.

    • @pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504
      @pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504 4 роки тому

      Michael Norfolk
      Only YOU can decide if you're wrong, the devil doesn't need to come begging to get followers.

  • @jeupshaw
    @jeupshaw 3 роки тому +2

    " Human beings are born hard wired to believe in god"...IS A LOAD OF CRAP!

  • @haydenharris3059
    @haydenharris3059 3 роки тому +5

    Let’s face it, religion is marketed as strength in numbers.

  • @FA-yz7ly
    @FA-yz7ly 3 роки тому +3

    actuly ppl leave cherestianity bcz its FAKE sorry but thats the true , If the priest does not have convincing and logical answers to human questions, how can they trust him and this religion!!

  • @BedsitBob
    @BedsitBob 2 роки тому +3

    Five against one.
    Not what I'd call unbiased.

  • @christaylor4248
    @christaylor4248 6 років тому +13

    More unbalanced content from the (once great) BBC! Where was the atheist on the panel? (See above: "53% of British people have no religion") - and oviously no voice in this discussion...

    • @HarryNicNicholas
      @HarryNicNicholas 3 роки тому +2

      there didn't really need to be, the religious nincompoops are quite good at A) proving theism doesn't work B) driving people away with their drivel.

  • @haydenharris3059
    @haydenharris3059 4 роки тому +9

    Excellent from the man on the left and to the man on the right, faith does not provide answers it provides sedation.

    • @jude_foster280
      @jude_foster280 3 роки тому +2

      Wouldn't you like something that does both. Personally, for me, I find science extremely personal and wonderful, quite like a spiritual feeling. ( of course nothing superstitious, I know it's just a reaction causing endorphins to rush through my body translating into the joy of finding something out.) and the other good thing about science - AKA a precise measurement of objective reality - is that it is true whether you believe in it or not. Best regards to you my friend. I'm so glad we get to share this slim slice in the magnificent dance of eternal time.

    • @haydenharris3059
      @haydenharris3059 3 роки тому

      @@jude_foster280 I’m happy with the one real thing and thank you for your interesting reply.

  • @ImmaterialDigression
    @ImmaterialDigression 7 років тому +25

    They all want a bigger piece of the pie.

    • @jamessunday8915
      @jamessunday8915 3 роки тому

      Who wants to be SCAMMED, NOT ME!!!!!!!

    • @lorraine-y3l
      @lorraine-y3l 3 роки тому +1

      Exactly that's all it is. Religion is a business

  • @johndoe1909
    @johndoe1909 6 років тому +43

    Faith=gullibility

    • @lolugothackedful
      @lolugothackedful 5 років тому +5

      What nonsense you talk maybe you are the one who is gullible

    • @InvalidUser_
      @InvalidUser_ 4 роки тому +4

      @@lolugothackedful he has a point you are really fucking gullable

    • @Joleyn-Joy
      @Joleyn-Joy 4 роки тому

      Faith from the Greek means Loyalty. Nothing stops coexistence between that and Reason. Lack of exegesis however can make you gullible.

    • @johndoe1909
      @johndoe1909 4 роки тому +4

      @@Joleyn-Joy faith != loyalty. It might once have been the same (have no idea) but thats really unimportant as the important part is how the word are commonly used at present.words are just labels on concepts. And they change meaning over time and place. So unless otherwise defined one has to assume common present day interpretation of the word. If not, this has to be defined particularly and the discussion must be in reference to that definition.

    • @HarryNicNicholas
      @HarryNicNicholas 3 роки тому +2

      @@lolugothackedful first you have to define faith, but common usage is believing stuff that you only have second hand knowledge of, which is not how you buy a car or a phone, let alone base eternity on. i have faith when i drop my keyboard gravity will snatch it away and break it, followers of the christian mythology have faith there is an afterlife, but not any evidence of it. i am certain, they are hoping. i know what i go for.

  • @uweinhamburg
    @uweinhamburg 7 років тому +17

    I don't care what you believe... Just give me that money ;)

  • @billgreen576
    @billgreen576 4 роки тому +10

    Once upon a time it was believed that the function of the brain was to cool the heart. We no longer believe that. We do not complain that people no longer believe something that is not true? A secular education that one commentator complained is about learning about all beliefs including Humanism not just one belief exlusively.

  • @BedsitBob
    @BedsitBob 2 роки тому +7

    "We don't class ourselves as a religion."
    If you believe in god and Jesus, then how can you not be a religion?
    *religion - noun*
    *the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods*

    • @tgm_rka8888
      @tgm_rka8888 2 роки тому +2

      I mean you can believe in god without being religious. I believe in god without belonging to an organised religion.

    • @puclopuclik4108
      @puclopuclik4108 Рік тому

      @@tgm_rka8888 being religious means believing in God, Gods, or some spiritual entity.
      You can be religious but not belonging to any church.

    • @tgm_rka8888
      @tgm_rka8888 Рік тому

      @@puclopuclik4108 every religious person believes in god but not every person who believes in god is religious that is what I’m saying my nigga.

    • @puclopuclik4108
      @puclopuclik4108 Рік тому

      @@tgm_rka8888 it's the other way.
      You don't need to believe in god to be religious. But if you believe in god you are religious.
      Don't confuse religion with church establishment.
      It seems to me, you are trying to describe situation when you believe in god, but aren't part of any church, or religious group. This also classifies as religion, because it still contains believe system. There are plenty of people who believe in their own way and don't need any institution to tell them what to do. That's why they put other as an option in questionnaires about religion.
      On another side, there are religions which don't have the concept og god, but they still have believe in higher pover. They either believe in spirits of the ancestors, or reincarnation and carma, magic, or that everything has it's own spirit.
      For example buddhism is a religion, but they don't believe in god. Religion of Native Americans believes in spirits but not in god.

    • @tgm_rka8888
      @tgm_rka8888 Рік тому

      @@puclopuclik4108 damn u wrote a lot

  • @hemaraj3783
    @hemaraj3783 4 роки тому +7

    Science provides clarity, books are books. Spirituality is knowing oneself and reality around us. Christianity leads to beliefs and faith which is personal findings, not universal. Modernization and Science rules fellas.

  • @MrHuNTeR_exe
    @MrHuNTeR_exe 5 років тому +8

    Peoples excuses as to why the stats don’t apply to them is really interesting

  • @lloydfrancis9149
    @lloydfrancis9149 4 роки тому +4

    I learned about Jesus Christ in My country England!! So this saddens me

  • @maureennewman905
    @maureennewman905 Рік тому +1

    This is what the WEF would like , church leaders are the problem . Youngsters not really aware of Jesus due to lack of parental guidance and Christian teachings

  • @Luna-zc6sj
    @Luna-zc6sj 3 роки тому +2

    The church doesn't speak to us young people.
    Their messages seem mostly of hate and control along with their history of abuse of children its hard for us to have faith.

    • @rodolfovitangcol7549
      @rodolfovitangcol7549 3 роки тому

      GOD IS LIFE, NOT A RELIGION
      ua-cam.com/video/_8cYqK9WIVo/v-deo.html

  • @ronthered138
    @ronthered138 5 років тому +7

    I am concerned with what is TRUE. When all of you religious bobos can agree on ONE system, then I will take a second look. You can not all be correct but you can all be wrong.

  • @ronthered138
    @ronthered138 5 років тому +41

    You might as well have a Tooth Fairyist, a Santa Clausist, an Easter Bunnyist, and a Great Pumpkinist battling it out, each claiming that their group is growing the fastest, when all the stats are saying that beliefs in such things is dropping! Extraordinary.

  • @kelingaichannel6543
    @kelingaichannel6543 4 роки тому +5

    What a shame. Your great grandfather / grandmother spent so much money to built Churches and now young Britain not belive in Jesus Chirst.

    • @andrewmurray409
      @andrewmurray409 Рік тому

      I know. They wasted so much time with fuckall to show for it. They should have been working on useful things like the economy, science, philosophy etc.

  • @FactStorm
    @FactStorm 2 роки тому +5

    Copson is always the rational one in the room, surrounded by complete dolts.

  • @DavidFraser007
    @DavidFraser007 2 роки тому +4

    One minute in and the religious lady admits it's depressing not enough people believe in her god. The other religionists are in denial. They should be honest and admit they want power to control peoples minds. The problem is of course that believing in gods and magic is a bad argument.

  • @iainrae6159
    @iainrae6159 4 роки тому +13

    Thanks Andrew for some sanity among the God squad.

  • @samw4699
    @samw4699 5 років тому +10

    Quick, numbers are dropping... let’s rewrite the book we wrote years ago and get some young blood in and spread are ideology so they feel loved!

    • @jeffhart9916
      @jeffhart9916 5 років тому +2

      Sam W rewrite the bible and put in Harry Potter and Pokemon. 😁

    • @jamessunday8915
      @jamessunday8915 3 роки тому

      Too LATE for both Bible and Qur'an; INTERNET has taken over the two FAIRY BOOKS!!!!!!!!
      They are to be thrown into the DUSTBINS OF HISTORY!!!!!!!

  • @Dan-ys8nk
    @Dan-ys8nk Рік тому +2

    How about interviewing people under the age of 30 for their perspectives? Religion is dying because of hypocrisy, corruption, abuse, shame, and guilt inflicted by religious zealots and relentless attacks on Women, LGBTQ+, and on every other marginalized community by religious extremism.

  • @todbaner3385
    @todbaner3385 3 роки тому +4

    I am not represented here. I am from the church of the flying spaghetti monster.

  • @bigboxbobby2
    @bigboxbobby2 4 роки тому +6

    The former merchant banker who started his own pentecostal church. A good career choice!

    • @cutesy1631
      @cutesy1631 3 роки тому +1

      yes it looks works for him , he looks very well look after.

  • @tim-williams
    @tim-williams 5 років тому +4

    For the Record 17:30 John Lenon said >> "People always got the image I was an anti-Christ or antireligion. I'm not. I'm a most religious fellow. I was brought up a Christian and I only now understand some of the things that Christ was saying in those parables."

    • @rogerhearn5243
      @rogerhearn5243 2 роки тому +2

      I am the egg man
      They are the egg men
      I am the walrus
      Goo goo g'joob
      Lennon/McCartney

  • @rodjones9138
    @rodjones9138 3 роки тому +4

    Faith is the deliberate rejection of reality. We obtain our morality from experience, empathy, reality and reason. Morality is situational and not set in stone.

    • @rodolfovitangcol7549
      @rodolfovitangcol7549 3 роки тому

      GOD IS LIFE, NOT A RELIGION
      ua-cam.com/video/_8cYqK9WIVo/v-deo.html

    • @JJ-gq6sf
      @JJ-gq6sf 2 роки тому

      Without God there is no morality; it can only be an illusion at best, and this illusory morality is easily deconstructed and destroyed by anyone with an iota of insight.
      Without God there is no reason. You only have an infinite regress in searching for ultimate logical axiom(s), upon which your reason can be built.

    • @andrewmurray409
      @andrewmurray409 Рік тому

      @@JJ-gq6sf This! That load of verbal diarrhoea is why everyone is leaving this stupid institution!

    • @somerandomviewer
      @somerandomviewer Рік тому

      @@JJ-gq6sf one morality is subjective and chanced person to person. two morals have an evolutionary beginning. hence why we have empathy. without god and religion, humanity would have been better off. most violence, suffering and horrific events all happen from religion. majority of murderers are religious, most rapists are religious, most pedophiles and abusers are religious.

    • @JJ-gq6sf
      @JJ-gq6sf Рік тому

      @@somerandomviewer you haven't understood a single point I've made.
      Additionally, my points entirely undermine your message.

  • @jimvanlint8043
    @jimvanlint8043 3 роки тому +3

    Five to one non believer, nothing unusual there with the BBC, it'd be breath takingly unusual to see vica versa on the BBC.

  • @nigelwright850
    @nigelwright850 2 роки тому +1

    Drive to any village on a Sunday, walk in the church, if it's open, there will be only a handfull of parishioners, most of them elderly. The simple reason why people are becoming less religous, is that they think that what they teach is nonsense. Noah's Ark, Virgin birth, the God of the Old Testament, the list is endless. Science can never answer the question is there a God? But it has started to explain the reality of the physical universe we are a part of. But that said, religion will always be with us until we overcome the fear of death.

    • @btssmarmy7832
      @btssmarmy7832 Рік тому

      For religions in general yes but for Islam it's not the case it's not only the most growing religion in birth rate but also in converting rate

  • @alangee2
    @alangee2 7 років тому +26

    Poisonous fairy tales.....

  • @jimmykikwa7727
    @jimmykikwa7727 5 років тому +4

    What young People need to see are wonders, but the faith to do this is zero

    • @HarryNicNicholas
      @HarryNicNicholas 3 роки тому

      the wonders are zero.
      as cameras get better, miracles get fewer.

  • @anilganvir3404
    @anilganvir3404 6 років тому +6

    Pentecostals are growing in the U.K.

  • @GarryGri
    @GarryGri 2 роки тому +3

    I believe religious doctrine should never be taught in schools.
    However, I think they should teach about all the religiouns that are currently out there in the world, and about all the dead historical religions that have been, from an achedemic standpoint in order for people to understand what religious beliefe systems are and were about. Give people the tools to make up their own mind and see whare things naturaly go, don't give them insubstantiated doctrine.

  • @rudai123
    @rudai123 7 років тому +20

    Andrew Copson's wrap up was brilliant

    • @chiefs1645
      @chiefs1645 5 років тому +1

      Are you serious? His argument was weak and it was clear that he got all his details on Wikipedia. His argument was bad

    • @pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504
      @pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504 4 роки тому +1

      Guy's like him are like a wet blanket, he's no warrior.

  • @eddykohlmann471
    @eddykohlmann471 4 роки тому +14

    Led a taxi driver the Christ in 10 minutes? I doubt that happened. Taxi driver probably just wanted his money 😁

  • @albalmer7
    @albalmer7 7 років тому +2

    Mr Copson didn't call out this Katie Harrison person for appealing to Deism. The question being discussed was "is religion dying out" as in established, organized religion. She cited people who still have beliefs in the immaterial/universe which is a long way from modern monotheism. Deists are only a few steps away from reaching Atheism.

  • @andrewrcmadwilkinson6999
    @andrewrcmadwilkinson6999 4 роки тому +2

    IF CORONAVIRUS DOES NOT STOP MANKIND BELIEVING IN A NICE KIND LOVING GOD AND STOP GOING TO PLACES OF WORSHIP I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL!

    • @777sng
      @777sng 2 роки тому

      Corona Virus 😄
      Can you please try to experience Jesus Christ . Rosary, Adoration of blessed sacrement and word of God will help you to find the truth ...🙏😊🌹

  • @lanahands781
    @lanahands781 4 роки тому +3

    Most English state funded schools are CofE, I can’t afford to send my daughter further afield for a non denominational school, and feel they are brain washing her into religion, as she is getting older she is becoming more suspicious with honest conversations around the table. When she was about 6 she called me a liar for saying I don’t believe there is a god. I had to explain it is my opinion from science and just a general feeling, but what quite affronted when she first said this to me.

    • @thomaswall1079
      @thomaswall1079 4 роки тому +3

      I don't want to send my future child to a religious school either. Both because I don't believe in it and because I'm gay, which doesn't normally mesh well with religion anyway.

    • @tgm_rka8888
      @tgm_rka8888 2 роки тому +1

      @@thomaswall1079 😂 😂 😂

  • @jeffersonbarnes3663
    @jeffersonbarnes3663 4 роки тому +8

    God is eternal. Jesus came to seek and save the lost....seek and you will find Him!

  • @anilganvir3404
    @anilganvir3404 6 років тому +5

    We are saved by faith. We do not need any religion.

  • @ThunderKat
    @ThunderKat 4 роки тому +5

    me stupid, me need religion to guide me not take bad decision in life...Me sad, religion help me find a way into happiness so boss can pay me little but me happy cause jesus.

  • @krishvids608
    @krishvids608 3 роки тому +3

    I think there’s a misunderstanding here- you can believe in a higher power and be non-religious. That’s called agnosticism and is a form of atheism

    • @rodolfovitangcol7549
      @rodolfovitangcol7549 3 роки тому

      GOD IS LIFE, NOT A RELIGION
      ua-cam.com/video/_8cYqK9WIVo/v-deo.html

    • @puclopuclik4108
      @puclopuclik4108 Рік тому

      You're wrong.
      Atheism means lack of religion.
      Atheists do not believe in anything.
      Agnosticism is America creation, because it's socialy unacceptable to be Atheist. So Agnostics claim they aren't convinced in believing in God. Basically they're just avoiding to say there is no god.
      Theism is believe in God, God's, or supernatural entity.
      There are 3 major types of religion monotheism, polytheism, and beliefs in spirits and higher pover.
      Monotheists are Christians, Muslims, and Jews. Polytheists are Hindu, and old Greek or Egyptian religions. Witchcraft, shamanism, and religion of native American tribes believe ih hihger pover or spirits.

    • @lastsaint4162
      @lastsaint4162 Рік тому

      That's me. I'm a designer and you can really see the makers pattern in nature. Its fascinating. It's much more interesting to observe the natural world and what a devine experience to be here to witness it. Better than sitting inside a building listening to an old man preach on why you should go to hell.

    • @snowwhitebeautyful
      @snowwhitebeautyful Рік тому

      Completely wrong.

  • @EnricoFantini
    @EnricoFantini 7 років тому +18

    17:21 Change "uncool" to "stupid" and Cathrine has a good point.

  • @joannechisholm4501
    @joannechisholm4501 6 років тому +41

    Yes Yes the fairytale is almost over hahaha

    • @rubeeno8055
      @rubeeno8055 4 роки тому +4

      as long as there is a "fool", religion will live on

    • @firstnamelastname6926
      @firstnamelastname6926 4 роки тому

      In Britain. Worldwide atheists are losing their population thanks to the 3rd world. Well will come to your nations and bring back religion. Thank God we have more kids than you!

    • @thegrainoftruth6314
      @thegrainoftruth6314 4 роки тому +5

      First Name Last Name what? Atheist aren’t dying out, more people are becoming disillusioned with your sky daddy

    • @yourlocaldumbass7156
      @yourlocaldumbass7156 4 роки тому

      First Name Last Name yeah no

    • @firstnamelastname6926
      @firstnamelastname6926 4 роки тому

      @@yourlocaldumbass7156 It's true my friend go look up religious demographics 2050. Your grandkids will worship God and atheists will be made to come to prayer or stay home and out of sight. God is so great for letting the secular nations rot from within as we conquer them by the womb.

  • @haydenharris3059
    @haydenharris3059 3 роки тому +3

    No matter what you believe, if a bus hits you head on at 40 mph, the result is the same.

    • @rodolfovitangcol7549
      @rodolfovitangcol7549 3 роки тому

      GOD IS LIFE, NOT A RELIGION
      ua-cam.com/video/_8cYqK9WIVo/v-deo.html

    • @haydenharris3059
      @haydenharris3059 3 роки тому

      @@rodolfovitangcol7549 What a silly answer. 🥰

  • @MolloyDadda247Luke
    @MolloyDadda247Luke 3 роки тому +2

    2 Timothy
    Godlessness in the Last Days
    3 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, 4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. 6 For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, 7 always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.

    • @rodolfovitangcol7549
      @rodolfovitangcol7549 3 роки тому

      GOD IS LIFE, NOT A RELIGION
      ua-cam.com/video/_8cYqK9WIVo/v-deo.html

  • @andrewwillington8710
    @andrewwillington8710 4 роки тому +1

    After having en-kindled the fire of Anglican faith in the nook and corner of the globe, The Britons are losing the faith!

  • @eurabe1
    @eurabe1 7 років тому +5

    Too many voices and opinions in not enough time. It could have been better formatted.

  • @raviking6572
    @raviking6572 5 років тому +15

    God: the longest game of hide and seek in the history of time. Delusions: evil apple trees, talking snakes, woman made from the rib of a man, woman is responsible for the downfall of man because she ate an apple, talking burning bush, sex with an angel and a virgin giving birth, walking on water, turning wine into blood ... . This would be considered insanity and witch craft if so many did not believe it. Get therapy!

    • @sebastianvella8992
      @sebastianvella8992 3 роки тому

      You may not believe in God, but God still believes in you. You may not like Christ or Christians, but Christ and Christians still love you. You may not search for God, but God is looking out for you. In time you will come around. You know too much of religion not to have been interested.

    • @antye3810
      @antye3810 3 роки тому +1

      He might have been forced to as a child, many many are including you most probably

    • @sebastianvella8992
      @sebastianvella8992 3 роки тому

      @@antye3810 So if you teach a child a language with which to speak are you forcing your own religion ? And if you teah a child your own ethics and values are you forcing your values on the child ? Religion is the language of the soul all humans will at one time or another in their lives ask those difficult questions about life, roght or wrong etc... Only religion can give you direction.

    • @sebastianvella8992
      @sebastianvella8992 3 роки тому

      @Largesse1000 If you took some time to comment and read comments about religion then you too are searching for the answers.

  • @elyuw
    @elyuw 7 років тому +21

    "People are hardwired to believe in God", what a load of absolute tosh!

    • @patrickparker8417
      @patrickparker8417 6 років тому +1

      People are , reprobates like you fall away .

    • @danielford8131
      @danielford8131 6 років тому +3

      If they’re wasn’t a religion, people wouldn’t hate others as much as they do!

    • @patrickparker8417
      @patrickparker8417 6 років тому +1

      That is foolish talk .

    • @patrickparker8417
      @patrickparker8417 5 років тому

      @@barnaby4232 All people are religious , you as much as anyone else , and as for " common sense " , you take the biscuit .

    • @janicenartey4606
      @janicenartey4606 5 років тому

      Give your life to Jesus. It will change your mindset.

  • @lorraine-y3l
    @lorraine-y3l 3 роки тому +3

    They're trying to hold on with their dear lives lol I'm so ecstatic that religion is in a decline. It's heaven sent lol let's put an end to ignorance

    • @cuffsandlinks
      @cuffsandlinks 2 роки тому

      Religion isnt that great becuase it is all about church,traditions and people. Your faith on the other hand is imp and growing if you nurture it. End of the day,you face the after effects of your choices,in life and after it too

  • @catholiccrusader5328
    @catholiccrusader5328 2 роки тому +1

    One of my granddaughter's used to attend a Catholic school but left because her teacher's never touched on GOD or the Catholic Church. Go figure.

  • @jaylinn416
    @jaylinn416 4 роки тому +9

    I love that black preacher! But also I liked the Muslim guy. He is very passionate about his religion.

  • @shabamuhidin634
    @shabamuhidin634 2 роки тому +1

    Jacob 1:27 WMB
    Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
    if religion is not important read the verse above

  • @SHASHIKANTH..
    @SHASHIKANTH.. 4 роки тому +20

    Being indian am feeling sad about this situation Christianity brought so many revolutions in india .PLZ DO NOT FORGET BIBLE

    • @dioc8699
      @dioc8699 4 роки тому +18

      Being an Indian i am feeling extremely happy. Religion and superstitions need to move out for the progress of humanity.

    • @dioc8699
      @dioc8699 4 роки тому +3

      ​@Telive Qwenton Left long back. 😂 Many youngsters in developed states in India are religious only on paper.

    • @chiefs1645
      @chiefs1645 4 роки тому +3

      Amen and God Bless you Shashi.
      Proverbs 18:10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and are safe.

    • @benp4736
      @benp4736 4 роки тому

      @@dioc8699 but not sihkism. Because its a really cool religion

    • @adamd6648
      @adamd6648 4 роки тому +8

      Bible my arse it’s bs. They drill it into your ears at a young age when your mind doesn’t know what to believe. Then they take advantage of that. And you don’t stop. They use all that atmosphere and bells and songs and other bs to trick the young mind. And as you get older you do or don’t know what to believe. Its all bs. Religion doesn’t truly get you through shit in life. You do.

  • @peejay6930
    @peejay6930 3 роки тому +1

    what a load of bollocks, "the people who ticked no religion actually have some religion" a bit of a pointless survey then, The reason religion is dying out is simply down to better education and better critical thinking not just accepting what your parent tell you and their parents told them. Any growth in religion in the UK comes through immigration from more religious countries and cultures

    • @rodolfovitangcol7549
      @rodolfovitangcol7549 3 роки тому

      GOD IS LIFE, NOT A RELIGION
      ua-cam.com/video/_8cYqK9WIVo/v-deo.html

  • @maxipaw-dc5xj
    @maxipaw-dc5xj 3 дні тому +1

    Islam is a relationship with God.. not Christianity

  • @dwendt44
    @dwendt44 5 років тому +6

    Faith is believing what you know ain't so.

    • @lolugothackedful
      @lolugothackedful 5 років тому

      Again absolute rubbish you give no arguments for this at all

    • @iainrae6159
      @iainrae6159 4 роки тому +2

      @@lolugothackedful
      Any evidence for your sky God?

  • @johnkerr1113
    @johnkerr1113 2 роки тому +1

    why is it that people of faith always begin these fora with 'definitions'.?.. to quote" it depends what you mean by xxxxxx".... I think everyone knows what is meant by religion in a colloquial sense.... like santa claus, christianity /god is a myth and as people grow up and see the ineffectiveness of prayer, the more they will drift from organized religion..... it is no coincidence that the younger generation with unprecedented access to information and education ( except the USA who rank 14th on the educational scale of developed countries ) rather than the selctive mutterings of clergy and aplogists are less inclined towards blind faith.... hebrews 11.1 .. 'faith is the substance for things hoped for .. the evidence for things unseen"... substance and evidence are usually tangible .. ridiculous gaggle of words...btw.. a new galaxy has just been identified at 16.5 million light years across ( our milky way is less than 200,000 ).. a light year is 6 TRILLION kms.. and god has a personal relationship with this miniscule speck in the cosmos?....give it some thought

  • @MrEdtangent
    @MrEdtangent 7 років тому +29

    "The teachings of Jesus are not very palatable" so tell me about the life of Mohammed?

    • @MrEdtangent
      @MrEdtangent 7 років тому

      Tim Williams did you not get my sarcasm? Or have you doubled down on me?

    • @xtremeownage2
      @xtremeownage2 5 років тому +5

      The holy Prophet Muhammad-e-Mustafa's (SAW) life is dynamic and appealing to people. Don't believe Orientalist propaganda and lies. Learning about the holy Prophet Muhammad-e-Mustafa's (SAW) life from authentic Muslim historians shows a dynamic life that is supreme, amazing, and glorious.

    • @xtremeownage2
      @xtremeownage2 5 років тому +2

      @Ari Onassis-Sugen , Trinity is paganism. The holy and pure Prophet Muhammad-e-Mustafa (SAW) taught true monotheism. Jesus (AS) never said to worship himself. This is propaganda from devients. Truly there is no God but Allah and the holy Prophet Muhammad-e-Mustafa (SAW) is Allah's messenger. If you want to be beloved by Allah then you must follow the holy Prophet Muhammad-e-Mustafa (SAW) as he is the most beloved of Allah who shows the way to Allah.

    • @Joleyn-Joy
      @Joleyn-Joy 4 роки тому

      @@xtremeownage2 Tell me why it would be paganism. There's no sustainable theory to support that. Not philosophically, not theologically and not in historiography.

    • @username-ht9vx
      @username-ht9vx 4 роки тому +2

      @Anglus Patria Muhammed (SAW) was great that y Islam is growing and Christinity is declining

  • @toni4729
    @toni4729 3 роки тому +1

    Is that guy kidding saying he's not taking religion?

  • @Gfish17
    @Gfish17 2 роки тому +2

    Is there no atheist here?

  • @fir34effct
    @fir34effct 7 років тому +13

    Well fought Andrew!

  • @visionlandmusic
    @visionlandmusic 4 роки тому +2

    Christians need to WAKE UP!!

  • @manuelmumur3247
    @manuelmumur3247 3 роки тому +2

    There is no religion one and only Jesus who is everybody's God Amen

    • @peejay6930
      @peejay6930 3 роки тому

      Jesus? The Man City striker? I had no idea, but I guess he has been known to score from crosses

    • @rodolfovitangcol7549
      @rodolfovitangcol7549 3 роки тому

      GOD IS LIFE, NOT A RELIGION
      ua-cam.com/video/_8cYqK9WIVo/v-deo.html

  • @leeclincy9119
    @leeclincy9119 4 роки тому +6

    They realize it's fairytales

  • @eddykohlmann471
    @eddykohlmann471 4 роки тому +2

    They've totally overlooked 'pagan' related religions. There's a lot of young people into that now. More so than 20 years ago. I'd say it's more popular than C of E. Doesn't seem to be on the media's radar. And of course there's no category besides 'other' for that on official forms.

    • @maxpayne3628
      @maxpayne3628 3 роки тому

      Why has paganism become popular relatively?

    • @HumanistsUK
      @HumanistsUK  3 роки тому

      The evidence suggests that's not true. The breakdown is 52% non-religious, 12% Anglican, 7% Catholic, 19% 'other Christian', and 9% other religions. Of that other religions, less than 1% belong to New Age religions or forms of neopaganism.

    • @maxpayne3628
      @maxpayne3628 3 роки тому

      @@HumanistsUK I think you misunderstand non-religious for being atheist. Non-religion can also mean DEIST, Agnostic leaning towards Theist and that's what majority of British are. Agnostic leaning towards Theism.. And religion will definetly not die out in Britain. You people see things in a very direct data form. I see it as a long pattern. It's not atheism is something new. It has been for a long time. Ancient Rome or Greece was also atheistic. As the European economy will fall( it definetly will one day), People will start becoming more Religious Because when the only purpose of your life is to make money and you're not able to make money, then life can get Seriously depressing and Nihilistic.

  • @matthewalley5684
    @matthewalley5684 3 роки тому +1

    The "its not a religion its a relationship" argument is inherently dishonest and a little cowardly. I mean, thats what the followers of pretty much every religion say as they go on to present their religious beliefs. Sorry but its a religion. If someone cant be honest upfront with me then why should I listen?

    • @rodolfovitangcol7549
      @rodolfovitangcol7549 3 роки тому

      GOD IS LIFE, NOT A RELIGION
      ua-cam.com/video/_8cYqK9WIVo/v-deo.html

    • @MaidenUtah1
      @MaidenUtah1 3 роки тому +1

      It’s a feeble attempt to flesh out the intangible and unbelievable.

  • @douglaskaiser2604
    @douglaskaiser2604 5 років тому +6

    religion is losing its following, a hard pill to follow for the religious people.

    • @crazyduck7040
      @crazyduck7040 4 роки тому

      Islam growing Fast it.will Forever Live

    • @crazyduck7040
      @crazyduck7040 4 роки тому

      The reason is is because they keep blaming Islam for all the Christians problems

    • @crazyduck7040
      @crazyduck7040 4 роки тому

      CHRISTIANITY kept blaming islam. For all there problems

    • @crazyduck7040
      @crazyduck7040 4 роки тому

      Problems that islam has nothing to do with

  • @haydenharris3059
    @haydenharris3059 4 роки тому +10

    I’m fascinated that a human can promise another human everlasting life etc etc if they believe in a Jesus character.
    As a child, I believed in Santa clause, but it was a human that gave me presents.

    • @rogerhearn5243
      @rogerhearn5243 2 роки тому +2

      Thats why religious indoctrination starts at childhood.

  • @ashish_p_sasi
    @ashish_p_sasi 5 місяців тому

    Am A member Of Church of South India🇮🇳✝️ (ANGLICAN CHURCH OF INDIA) 🇬🇧🇮🇳🇬🇧🇮🇳✝️
    I likes Protestant USA🇺🇲 UK🇬🇧

  • @GodEqualstheSquaRootof-1
    @GodEqualstheSquaRootof-1 4 роки тому +3

    Gods are simply obsolete, like the buggy whip.

  • @sukavuka
    @sukavuka 4 роки тому +2

    Praise Jeebus. About damn time now how do we implement this here America? Rabbi Laura sure wtf not

  • @lornagracepoole
    @lornagracepoole 7 років тому +3

    spot the black hole guys.... I'll give you a clue, it first appears at 1.08 :P

  • @eddiequinn1335
    @eddiequinn1335 Рік тому

    It's amazing the lengths we go to as kids to please our parents in thought word and deeds . Honour your mother and father . Does that mean to be influenced all our lives from our parents point of view ? NO ! I honour them. ...but as I've grown mentally and physically and through understanding science and the world around me I've developed my own point of view of the religeous and political concepts and ideas . Ive learned to question and answer through using the tools of reasoning and common sense to arrive at conclusions that satisfy me to my entire satisfaction that religion is not for me . I Honour my parents on a human level but not their politics or religion . Yes.....I'm a humanist .

  • @1man1bike1road
    @1man1bike1road Рік тому

    the dishonesty from the religious lot is sickening

  • @carolineoates5964
    @carolineoates5964 3 роки тому +6

    Jesus is the way, the truth and the life 🙏

    • @bjhcvuaerpigfy
      @bjhcvuaerpigfy 3 роки тому +2

      How do you know, that what you believe to be true, is actually true?

    • @777sng
      @777sng 2 роки тому

      @@bjhcvuaerpigfy
      Because I experience Jesus Christ , I experience the Hail Mary prayer , I experience Holy Spirit in the adoration , reciting rosaries, Holy Mass . I experience the presence of Jesus Christ in the time of sufferings .
      🙏😊🌹

    • @bjhcvuaerpigfy
      @bjhcvuaerpigfy 2 роки тому +3

      @@777sng if a Hindu experiences Ganesh does that mean Ganesh is real? And if not then why is it real for you but not for him?

    • @777sng
      @777sng 2 роки тому

      @@bjhcvuaerpigfy
      😊 If you sincerely want to know the answer , search for the truth and the truth shall set you free ...
      It's your freedom and choice to find out the truth .
      Thank you

    • @bjhcvuaerpigfy
      @bjhcvuaerpigfy 2 роки тому +2

      @@777sng if a Hindu sincerely searches for Ganesh and finds Ganesh then that means Ganesh must be true?

  • @juntus89
    @juntus89 4 роки тому +8

    05:10 Look at the facial expression and body language of the black priest when the Islamic preacher to his left talks about how Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. He says: 'I'm not so sure about that' then looks over to him as if it is a competition! Which of course it is. A competition of who has the most subscribers lol. Absolutely ridiculous how ignorant people can be. Atheism or 'non belief' is the fastest growing as people have access to more knowledge and evidence than ever before so it's funny watching these fools fall behind without realising 😄

    • @maxpayne3628
      @maxpayne3628 3 роки тому +2

      That's a good assumption. It's wrong. Remember that most of atheists in this world were coerced into it.

    • @schlobster3929
      @schlobster3929 3 роки тому +2

      @@maxpayne3628 I believe in no God purely because of the fact that there are multiple religions who believe in different gods, yet they declare their God is the only God, that mess is the reason I don’t subscribe to any religious faith, fair play to people who find happiness and security in their faith, but I simply see no use for it in my life

    • @maxpayne3628
      @maxpayne3628 3 роки тому +1

      @@schlobster3929 That's not a good reason to believe in no God. That at max , maybe an good reason to disregard Religion.
      However, I would argue, that one could look at the different religious claims and he can eliminate Religions, for example, there are only two exclusive religions, Christianity and Islam. That's it. Other Religions don't even claim to exclusive.

  • @sarawagarcha3205
    @sarawagarcha3205 4 роки тому +2

    There is no other GOD to be worshipped BUT JEHOVAH THE GOD OF ISRAEL...let stop this denial,HE IS THE CREATOR. Every knee will bow before HIM on the Judgement day either for Heaven or Hell. EVERY tongue on that day will Decree that HE ALONE IS GOD.

  • @MJ-qb6kt
    @MJ-qb6kt 4 роки тому +1

    They're relying on intellectual arrogance!