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APP VERSION ONLY DO NOT PUBLISH Census 2021 in numbers: Key changes in England and Wales population explained

Major changes have been seen across England and Wales in the last decade, including religion and ethnicity

The Independent UK

Census 2021 in numbers: Key changes in England and Wales population explained

Major changes have been seen across England and Wales in the last decade, including religion and ethnicity

The Independent UK

Proportion of population describing themselves as Christian falls below 50% for first time, ONS reveals

The proportion of the population of England and Wales describing themselves as Christian has fallen below a half for the first time, the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

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Census: Less than half of England and Wales population identifies as Christian

The percentage of people saying they had no religion jumped from 25.2% in 2011 to over a third in 2021 (37.2%).

The Independent UK

Less than half the population are Christian for the first time

When Rishi Sunak became prime minister, his accession was widely welcomed across the political spectrum, as the first British Asian to secure the top job in politics, and only the second from a minority background after Benjamin Disraeli in the nineteenth century.

Evening Standard

The areas of Wales where people feel most Welsh revealed in new Census data

The latest figures from the 2021 Census also highlight how Wales is losing its religion

Wales Online

Why is the Christian population of England and Wales declining?

The most recent census data on religion is significant as the Church of England enjoys considerable privilege

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Less than half of UK population are Christian for first time ever, census data says

The proportion has fallen below 50 percent for the first time

Manchester Evening News

Key census statistics on religion, ethnicity and language in England and Wales

Caerphilly in Wales is the area with the highest proportion of people reporting no religion.

The Independent UK

UK has become one of the least religious countries on Earth, says charity

'The enormous non-religious population in England and Wales face everyday discrimination'

Wales Online

Less than half of people in England and Wales identify as Christian, census reveals

Some 46.2 per cent of population of England and Wales described themselves as Christian

The Independent UK

Census shows number identifying as Christian has fallen below half of population

Some 46.2% of the population of England and Wales described themselves as Christian on the day of the 2021 census,

The Independent UK

England and Wales now minority Christian countries, census reveals

Data shows Leicester and Birmingham have become UK’s first ‘minority majority’ cities in new age of ‘super-diversity’

The Guardian - UK

How South Korea uses technology to bring together local residents and World Heritage sites

The Baekje kingdom was one of the earliest states on the Korean Peninsula (18 BEC to 660 CE), and UNESCO’s Baekje Historic Areas offer a unique testimony of its history, culture and legacy. Located in South Korea’s Midwest, the kingdom was at the crossroads of exchanges of art and Buddhist…

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Religious Americans pray for Earth: poll

But that concern for the planet doesn't always include climate change

The Conversation

Why France, Germany and the UK relate to their Muslim communities so differently

The way we perceive and talk about Islam varies greatly from one European country to the next. While this may be easy enough to intuit by glancing over different national headlines, I backed this up with hard data in my PhD research on public discourses on Islam in Germany, France…

Reuters

Malaysia PM Anwar: We have seen a change that has awaited the people of Malaysia

Malaysia's new Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said his swearing in was a change that Malaysians have waited for and pledged to keep Islam as the official religion of the country.

The Guardian - UK

A Guest at the Feast by Colm Tóibín review – a writer’s roots

Droll, careful reflections on Ireland, illness and religion in a welcome collection of essays

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Tough new NT anti-discrimination laws pass

NT schools can no longer discriminate against staff and students on the basis of their religion, sexuality and gender identity after new laws were passed.

The Independent UK

Clinging to ancient faith, India tribes seek religion status

India’s 110 million indigenous tribespeople are scattered across various states and fragmented into hundreds of clans, with different legends, different languages and different words for their gods

Reuters

Malaysian police warn of ethnic tensions on social media after divisive election

Malaysian police have cautioned the country's social media users to refrain from posting "provocative" content on race and religion after a divisive general election on Saturday that ended in a hung parliament.

Salon

Democrats' same-sex marriage tradeoff

Amendment reaffirms a 1993 law that has been used to legalize anti-LGBTQ discrimination

France 24

Iran protests: 'This comes down to patriarchy and power'

When nine-year-old Naza Alakija left Iran with her mother, they were stopped by morality police because she was not wearing a hijab. The experience made her aware of her body at a young age. As an adult, Alakija founded the SAGE foundation, an NGO dedicated to education, women's empowerment and…

Evening Standard

Facebook wants you to stop oversharing in your profile

Political views, religion, and sexual-orientation fields are all being scrubbed from Facebook profiles.

The Conversation

Japan's ivory market is no longer a threat to elephant populations – here's why

Elephants feature heavily in mythology, religion and popular culture. Yet they are hunted for their ivory tusks. Ivory poaching has led to a 70% decline in African elephant numbers over the past 40 years.

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