UK: Atheism Up 5 Per Cent In One Year, ‘Remain’ Voters More Godless – Breitbart

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The number of Brits who say they actively do not believe in any god or higher spiritual power has shot up five points, from 33 to 38 per cent in a single year despite the continuing ascendancy of Islam.

 

The annual poll of 1,595 adults, taken on December 18th and 19th, also found that people who voted against Brexit were much more likely to have no faith, with 45 per cent of not believing in any god or spiritual being, against 35 per cent among those who voted to leave the European Union.

 

Along with the increasing number of active disbelievers, the YouGov poll for The Times uncovered a four-point decline in the proportion of people who say that they do believe in God, from 32 per cent in February last year to 28 per cent today.

 

However, the proportion of people who did not believe in god but said there might be some kind of spiritual power remained static at 20 per cent, and 14 per cent of people said they did not know.

 

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