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Originally posted by redbadgerHow about a Muslim?
on a slightly different note no roman catholic or Jew has ever been Prime minister of the UK. That is not to say they were all religious.
Originally posted by redbadgerDisraeli one of the nations greatest PMs was Jewish.
on a slightly different note no roman catholic or Jew has ever been Prime minister of the UK. That is not to say they were all religious.
Originally posted by wolfgang59Yes, I did find that rather amusing.
Disraeli one of the nations greatest PMs was Jewish.
And Tony Blair was Catholic. (though not when PM due to constitutional complications)
Originally posted by googlefudgeDidn't Henry VIII do the same thing (on his death bed) or did i dream that?
Yes, I did find that rather amusing.
TB - "I am currently a protestant because being a Catholic while in office would cause
problems, I will convert [change what it is that I believe to be true] after I leave office..."
ME - "Wait a minute.... You are claiming to currently believe the tenets of the Anglican
religion and to believe that Cathol ...[text shortened]... o go to jail for the rest of his natural life... And then some. [but that's a different subject]
Originally posted by googlefudgeI checked, the figure (that 48% of people in UK have "no faith" ) is bunk. The most reliable figure for this comes from the relevant 2011 census data table [1]. 33 million of 56 million people in England and Wales described themselves as Christian (58%.). The next largest religion was Islam at 4.8%. 14 million described themselves as having no religion (25%.) and 4 million did not respond to the question (7%.).
I would like to see where they got that number from, as I didn't believe [sadly] that it was that high.
Originally posted by sonhouseIn the context of the thread it was the Jewish religion not 'heritage' that was meant.
He was still Jewish, just hypocritically baptizing into a christian church does not all of a sudden wipe out your Jewish heritage.
Originally posted by sonhousethe whole family became C of E , I married a Catholic in a time when it was not prudent to do so, her parents wanted me to convert or they would not attend the wedding my parents said if I changed to catholic they would not attend.
He was still Jewish, just hypocritically baptizing into a christian church does not all of a sudden wipe out your Jewish heritage.