Christianity In British Flashcards
What are examples of the challenge for christianity in britain?
Many of the religious beliefs and teachings are irrelevant and out of date
For example in the bible teachers sexism
Genesis 3:6
Many people do not seek a tradition Christian life as it is now depicted as “boring” or “unambitious” many people are more interested in the concept of materialistic possession
Challenge for christianity in britain (2)
Many people claim to be atheist or agnostic
Many celebrations of religious festivals have lost religious significance for example christmas
What are the statistics for chrsitians decline?
Christianity was the majority religion in englnd and wales from the 2001 and 2011 census
Yet christianity fell by over 10 % between 2001 and 2011 and peeople claiming to be athiest rose by 10 percent
There was a decrease by 12.4 % in number of Christian’s an increase by 10.3% in non religious numbers
What are traditions in the UK we still have today
“Keep holy the sabbath day” is a commadment. Restricted trading on a sunday
In court witnesses swear an oarh on the bible/
Christian hymns sung in public events like FA cup final
Lots of peopke mark important life events in church like marrage and funerals
How are school holidays rooted around christian festivals?
Schools have christmas holidays
Most schools have breaks for good friday and easter monday
How os thr church a place of worship?
Services of worship
Bible study groups
Prayer meetings
How can the church be a social place?
Coffee mornings
Youth clubs
Holiday clubs for children
How can the church help?
Meals for homeless
Food banks
Emergancy shelters
(Mark 12:31 love your neighbour)
Why do christians try to reflect jesus’ actions?
Christians try to be like jesus because of heaven
What are example of chrsitians lowkey being lke jesus
Jesus- feeds people break and fis
Christians- do food banks for the homeless
Why have more non liturgical forms of worship like evangelical have risen?
It can be tailored to dofferent types of services
What is the role of the church in the local community
Primarily a place of worship but also as part of living our values Jesus taught churches reach out in local communities
