http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20679514 Looks like we spend our time worshiping at the alter of "Carrow Rd" In the words of Dave Allan "May your God be with you"
Despite my own Christian belief, I think in truth, most people are really agnostic. At Carrow Road however, all are one and we border on the fundamentalist!
Interesting article. Didn't know the stat about our having the most standing medieval churches north of the Alps. I do think that the architecture of the city is a major facet of making Norwich such a wonderful place to live and the cathedrals and churches combined with modern classics such as the Forum and the Theatre Royal and not to forget Carrow Road itself counterpoint each other very well.
Are we all atheists? I certaily find myself praying quite regularly on match days but not sure if that counts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20679514
interesting stuff. i am not religious in the slightest, never have been and neither are my family (my granddad was, but only in later life), and i can't say any of my close friends in norwich are either. its not something i ever think about really but it seems quite a lot of people in the area are the same! come to think of it, i can't think of anyone i know in norwich who goes to church regularly...
Not actually from Norwich but would identify myself as agnostic - as a scientific person, I certainly don't believe in the idea of God as taught in the bible who created the Earth in six days, but it is impossible to disprove the existence of God at the same time.
this is one of those new stories that the media wet themselves over - the city with the highest concentration of churches has one of the lowest turn outs wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people didn't answer the census correctly, especially if you are 'not sure' (agnostic?)
I think most Christians (certainly in this country) would agree with you about that sort of literal reading of the bible. One of my guilty pleasures is helping the occasional fundamentalist you come across tie themselves in knots. I know I shouldn't, but I can't help it. Anyway, I wonder if the low/high figure in Norwich is to do with us not having a very ethnically diverse population? Despite the city having a number of faith groups, I wouldn't think our Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Jewish etc. populations are anything like other parts of the country.
I am hardly surprised by these findings as they have only confirmed what the rest of us have known that Norwich is still living in the dark ages...
err, that doesn't really work does it. wasn't the middle-ages when religion was at the forefront of every place on earth? these days not so much, especially in this country edit. ignore that - just seen you wrote dark ages, not middle ages
to be fair, i got it wrong - he wrote dark ages, not middle ages (unless he sneakily edited it!). sorry - its difficult to read - my lantern keeps going out...
