Going to Church this morning?Religious Landscape in England

Source: Google AI

• 270,000 Jews live in England, of which 56% are members of synagogues. Weekly attendance figures of all synagogues are not available

• 3.8 million Muslims live in England, of which 25% attend the mosque regularly i.e. 950,000

• 46.3% of the whole population of England identify as Christian, but approximately 6% attend church services each week i.e. 4 million

• 36% of the population of England identify as having no faith

(in comparison: 1.5 million attend a live football match each week)

A question: if someone wanted to become a Jew, or a Muslim, or a Christian – what steps would have to be taken?

My hunch: most answers would concentrate on outward ceremonies - such as baptism, to become a Christian, and attendance at services.

My second hunch: the vast majority of English individuals, despite the long history of Christianity in England, the number of church buildings, and RE lessons in school, have no idea how to answer the question What is a Christian?