samedi 31 octobre 2015

40% of Brits do not believe Jesus was a real person

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Quote:

Forty percent of people in England do not believe Jesus was a real person, a survey suggests.

However, 43% of the people asked said they did believe in the resurrection - although many did not think it happened as described in the Bible.

The figures also found while 57% classified themselves as Christian, fewer than 10% actually go to church.

The survey of over 4,000 people for the Church of England will be discussed at its next General Synod in November.

Many scholars agree that Jesus was a real man, who lived in Galilee over two thousand years ago, although many details surrounding his life are still debated.

But, the Church of England survey found that four in 10 people did not realise Jesus was a real person, with a quarter of 18 to 34 year olds believing he was a mythical or fictional character.
The Radio 3 news reader who alerted me to this story also used the "did not realise" he was a real person phraseology, which seems wrong to me. Whilst my own personal opinion is that it's more likely than not that there was a real person at the origin of the stories I also think there is a credible case to be made that the stories are entirely mythical, so the BBC wording seems questionable.

The rest of the survey is also of interest. 57% identifying as Christian is the lowest figure I've yet seen, and suggests they may become the minority rather sooner than I was expecting.

ETA: I've just noticed the article says "England", not "Britain", so apologies for the misleading thread title.


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