Filling in the census form is a legal obligation - in England anyway. I'd be surprised if it was otherwise in Wales, but I'm not sure about Scotland.
There's a big push for pagans to step up to the plate this year on the religious question. Google: 'pagan dash' for information.
I never know what to put. I'm an atheist, but there's no box to tick for that, just a box for 'no religion' which isn't necessarily quite the same thing. On the religion question I'd like to see an additional tick box for 'I am active in my faith' because I'll bet that 90% of the people who tick 'Christian' are of the christenings/weddings/funerals variety. People who have not been inside a church for forty years will still tick Christian because they sang hymns in school assembly and like getting presents at Christmas and were probably christened into the church by well meaning parents before they had any say in the matter.
Have you noticed that there's no way you can get un-christened?
Don't get me started... oh, you have... sorry. :-) This year I might have to be: Pagan - Atheist. Though Jedi is awfully tempting, or Pastafarian (Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster).
In 100 years time when my great great great grandchildren come looking for me to add to their family tree, at least they'll learn I had a sense of humour.
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Date: 2011-03-18 01:38 pm (UTC)There's a big push for pagans to step up to the plate this year on the religious question. Google: 'pagan dash' for information.
I never know what to put. I'm an atheist, but there's no box to tick for that, just a box for 'no religion' which isn't necessarily quite the same thing. On the religion question I'd like to see an additional tick box for 'I am active in my faith' because I'll bet that 90% of the people who tick 'Christian' are of the christenings/weddings/funerals variety. People who have not been inside a church for forty years will still tick Christian because they sang hymns in school assembly and like getting presents at Christmas and were probably christened into the church by well meaning parents before they had any say in the matter.
Have you noticed that there's no way you can get un-christened?
Don't get me started... oh, you have... sorry.
:-)
This year I might have to be: Pagan - Atheist. Though Jedi is awfully tempting, or Pastafarian (Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster).
In 100 years time when my great great great grandchildren come looking for me to add to their family tree, at least they'll learn I had a sense of humour.