Thursday, May 30, 2013


One Country, Two Religions and Three Very Telling Pictures: The Empty Pews at Churches Just Yards from an Overcrowded Mosque

MAIL ONLINE: Two photos show Sunday morning services in churches in East London / The third shows worshippers gathered for Friday midday prayers outside a nearby mosque / The difference in numbers could hardly be more dramatic

Set aside the fact that our Queen is the Defender of the Christian Faith. Ignore the 26 Church of England bishops who sit in the House of Lords.

Pay no attention to the 2011 Census that told us 33.2 million people in England and Wales describe themselves as Christians.

For if you want a more telling insight into religion in the United Kingdom today, just look at these photographs. The story they tell is more revealing than any survey. » | Guy Walters | Wednesday, May 29, 2013