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"There has been a general decline in membership of most
organisations, political and voluntary, in Western Europe.
"There is a rejection of external authority. Individualism
and cynicism have led to a rejection of any attempt to provide an
over-arching view of life's meaning.
"Fragmentation has led to a sense of not belonging."
from 'Signs of Life'
~ a mid-term report on the Decade of Evangelism (Church House Publishing
1995)
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A new quest for spirituality..
Research done for the BBC (1995) reports as follows:
 | There is a general adult audience for religious broadcasting: Half
the population watches religious programmes - a quarter at least once
a week. |
| About half the UK population are people of 'vague faith'. They have
a nominal affiliation to a religion but have no active attachment to a
place of worship. Many, however, value a spiritual perspective on
their lives and want religious broadcasting which does not
proselytise. |
| Nearly two thirds of the UK population has a Christian affiliation:
Only a fifth of these are active church members. |
| A quarter of the population see themselves as not at all religious:
Only 20,000 belong to humanist or secular organisations. |
| About 7% are affiliated to faiths other than Christianity. |
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