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1
Q

How many people attend churches in 2014?

A

1 in 10

2
Q

What types of celebrations are Christian?

A

State weddings, funerals and coronations

3
Q

How many people in Northern Ireland said they were Christian?

A

83%

4
Q

Who is the Defender of the Faith?

A

The Monarch

5
Q

How many Lords Spiritual are there in the House of Lords?

A

26 out of the 400 seats

6
Q

In 2001 how many people identified themselves as Christian?

A

70%

7
Q

What is the fastest growing religion in the UK?

A

Islam

8
Q

Are Christians allowed to show their moral views in Politics?

A

Yes

9
Q

What is the purpose of the Lords Spiritual?

A

The purpose is to review and amend Parliamentary legislation

10
Q

What do some people argue Christians do?

A

Discriminate against workers and employment as they do not allow gay/homosexual priests

11
Q

What happens when solely politics is involved?

A

Legislation is taken more seriously, however politics needs a moral compass when making laws

12
Q

Do the Lords Spiritual have a voice?

A

They have a small voice which is for the whole of the Christian followers throughout Britian

13
Q

What type of government do we have?

A

A democracy meaning everyone has a view and are included

14
Q

What are our values founded on?

A

Religious Views

15
Q

What has the Prime Minister recently spoke about during 2014?

A

Ending religious influences in the government such as in Wales and Scotland

16
Q

Should religions have a privilege in law making?

A

They shouldn’t have a privilege in law making based on their religious values/traditions

17
Q

What are forces of law going against?

A

Religious values/traditions

18
Q

Should the Church be more active?

A

The church should be more active

19
Q

What did David Cameron describe Britain as?

A

“A Christian country”

20
Q

What type of society is Britain?

A

Britain is a multicultural society meaning it accepts people of many different faiths and cultures

21
Q

Why did same sex marriages take so long to be passed?

A

Due to objections from the Catholic and Christian Church who had a strong voice and opinion in Parliament

22
Q

What is an established Church?

A

The State religion

23
Q

Who creates the State Church?

A

the ruling body of the country but not run by the government or controlled by it

24
Q

What is the role of the Church of England?

A

To perform a number of official functions

25
Q

Who is the Supreme Governor of the Church?

A

The Queen

26
Q

Who is the Church linked to?

A

The state

27
Q

What role does the Church have?

A

A political role

28
Q

What law was passed in order to break away from the Catholic Church?

A

The Act of Succession and the Act of Supremacy

29
Q

Why did Henry VIII want to break away from the Roman Catholic Church?

A

So he could annul his marriage with Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn

30
Q

What did the two Acts make the King?

A

“The Supreme Head of the Church of England”

31
Q

What role does the Monarch have?

A
  1. To appoint archbishops and bishops
  2. to formally open the General Synod
  3. maintain the power of the church
32
Q

What does being the State church give the Church of England?

A

Political power and representation

33
Q

What does the church exercise over the government?

A

The Church of England exercises considerable influence over the government

34
Q

Are the members of the House of Lords from other faiths?

A

Yes

35
Q

Does the State have special tax concessions?

A

Yes, given to it by the state

36
Q

What do their tax concessions enable the Church to do?

A

Enables it to accumulate great wealth

37
Q

What does the Church own?

A

The church owns its own land and assets worth 5.7 billion

38
Q

What do the majority of Christians say?

A

The majority of Christians claim to be members of the Church even though they don’t actually go to church

39
Q

What nation is Britain?

A

A Christian nation

40
Q

What do the Lords Spiritual bring the House of Lords?

A

An understanding of the importance of the religious dimension

41
Q

What does religious influence in Parliament protect?

A

The interests of Christians all over the UK

42
Q

What is the Church of England a part of?

A

The three great pillars of British society

43
Q

What are the three pillars?

A

Monarchy, Parliament and the Church of England

44
Q

What society is Britain?

A

A secular society

45
Q

Do the Welsh, Scottish and Irish have members in the Lords Spiritual?

A

No

46
Q

Is the privileged role of Christianity fair?

A

It is unfair to other faiths in the UK

47
Q

What can religion block?

A

Issues that the secular population find acceptable

48
Q

What argument do people give about the Lords Spiritual?

A

They are not democratically elected and so should not sit in the House of Lords

49
Q

What does the system prevent Catholics and other members of society doing?

A

Marrying or becoming the monarch which is a form of religious discrimination

50
Q

What have religious festivals lost?

A

Their significance as Halloween is now more celebrated than Easter

51
Q

What percentage of people attend Church regularly?

A

6%

52
Q

What schools are increasing?

A

Non-Christian faith schools

53
Q

Do they have a law making role in Britain?

A

No

54
Q

What does the Monarch promise to maintain?

A

The Church of England in their coronation oath

55
Q

What does Mark Chapman say in his book: “Anglicanism: A very short introduction.”?

A

“Virtually everything about the Church of England has changed, its theology, its ritual, its relationship with the state and with the people.”

56
Q

State what one of the Parliamentary Prayers says

A

“…grant our Queen and her government, to members of parliament and all in positions of responsibility guidance of your spirit. May you never lead the nation wrongly through the love of power, desire to please, or unworthy ideals by laying aside all private interests and prejudices.”

57
Q

How many established churches are there in the UK?

A

2

58
Q

What are the two established churches in the UK?

A

Presbyterian

Anglican

59
Q

What Acts were passed so a Catholic cannot marry the monarch?

A

The Bill of Rights

1701 Act of Settlement