Losing My Religion: How the UK is leaving the Church and gaining conspiracy theories

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Losing My Religion: How the UK is leaving the Church and gaining conspiracy theoriesFor the first time ever, Christianity is no longer a majority religion in England and Wales. Church of England is the state religion of the UK. “One of the largest percentage increases comes from groups that are spiritual but not affiliated with a specific religious community,” Campbell says. Shamanism itself is defined on its UK website as “not a religion, more an authentic expression of mankind’s spirituality”. “Anglicanism is still by far the largest religious community in England and Wales, and far exceeds the number of people identifying as 'no religion',” he notes.
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