CORNWALL HUMANISTS

Open Forum - have your say

The 2001 census tells us that 16.7% of people living in Cornwall stated that they had "No religion".
Why is this figure not reflected in the number of non-religious funerals?
Do people not know that the option exists? Do they bow to convention?
Are they frightened of what the neighbours might think?
What are your thoughts? Why not email us your comments:

What do people in the UK believe?
The UK Christian Handbook - Religious Trends 1998-99, reported that 40% of under 35 year olds did not believe in God. In a survey of teenagers, conducted in Wales in 1995, Reverend Professor Leslie Francis found that 58% declared themselves to be atheist or agnostic. The 2001 census had a new section which specified religion as a particular to be stated in the return. There are eight categories of belief: a) None, b) Christian, c) Buddhist, d) Hindu, e) Jewish, f) Muslim, g) Sikh, or h) any other religion, if so stating which. For the first time we have national data on current beliefs. In Cornwall 16.7% of people stated that they have "No Religion" compared with 15.5% in Britain as a whole. Interestingly the percentage of Christians in Cornwall is also slightly higher than the average for Britain.