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The changing picture of religion and belief

Watch Humanists UK’s Richy Thompson describe the significant changes seen in religious affiliation in the UK over the past thirty or so years.

Humanists UK’s Director of Public Affairs and Policy, Richy Thompson, describes the significant changes we have seen in religious affiliation in the UK over the past thirty to forty years.

Question: Using what you have learned in this and the previous step, do you think the world will be more or less religious in thirty years time? What might influence the outcome?

If you can find any data on religious affiliation in your own country and how it might have changed over the past thirty years, please share it with other learners in the comments.

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