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5 Mar, 5 tweets, 2 min read
#TickNoReligion thread: The question on religion in the #Census2021 is misleading, and here's why...👇

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4 Mar
A new @YouGov survey reveals that the majority of people who tick Christian when asked 'What is your religion' (as per #Census2021) are not practising & do not believe in the resurrection of Christ. This demonstrates just how misleading the question is.

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People in England in Wales were more likely to tick Christian because they were christened, brought up to think of themselves as religious, because their parents were Christian or because of their ethnic background, or because they believed 'this is a Christian country'.
In other words, the majority ticked Christian out of cultural affiliation or heritage. This is the problem in a nutshell: The Census results are a reflection of Britain’s past, but they are used by Government to allocate resources & make plans for the future (faith schools etc).
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Being robustly criticised online, a.k.a 'cancelled': your right to free speech has not been impacted.

Being persecuted by a government for blasphemy: a serious impingement on a basic human right to free expression. nme.com/news/music/beh…
Behemoth being prosecuted is just the latest absurd blasphemy story.

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But we need to push further.

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Across the globe artists of all persuasions are persecuted by laws that value 'religious feelings' above freedom of expression. This case in Poland against metal musician Adam Darski [pictured] highlights just how absurd they are.

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