Britain: “Nation where God seems to be losing favour”

According to a recent BBC poll, the number of Britons attending prayer and religious services are declining. Britain is losing its faith compared with America and Nigeria, which reveal a high percentage of church-goers saying their regular prayers.

10,0000 people from 10 countries across Asia, the Middle East, North America, Africa and Europe were surveyed by ICM for the BBC programme What The World Thinks Of God. "Overall, the results of our poll show that levels of belief and religious activity in the UK are consistently lower than in most of the other countries polled, said the program producers. "Only Russia and South Korea produced results similar to the UK. The highest levels of belief are found in the poorer nations of Nigeria, India and Indonesia. However, the US also stands out in contrast with the UK. The US is the richest nation polled and yet has a very high level of belief."

From a worldwide perspective, Britain is now being viewed as one of the most secular nations “where God seems to be losing favour” Only 21 percent of Britons attend religious services, which is less than half of the international average. Nonetheless, the survey shows that 16 percent of Britons “feel negative” towards God. Over 10 percent of the population in South Korea also confessed their negative feelings towards God.

Compared to USA, Indonesia and India, the UK scored low on “belief in God or Higher powers.” The UK, USA and Lebanon were among the strongest to oppose the notion that religion is a crutch.