{"id":4986,"date":"2024-06-08T07:43:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T07:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/bishops-in-scotland-react-to-new-data-showing-majority-of-scots-have-no-religion\/"},"modified":"2024-06-08T07:43:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T07:43:39","slug":"bishops-in-scotland-react-to-new-data-showing-majority-of-scots-have-no-religion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/bishops-in-scotland-react-to-new-data-showing-majority-of-scots-have-no-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"Bisch\u00f6fe in Schottland reagieren auf neue Daten, die zeigen, dass die Mehrheit der Schotten \u201ekeine Religion\u201c hat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] Source Edinburgh city center, Scotland. \/ Credit: Shutterstock London, England, Jun 7, 2024 \/ 16:15 pm (CNA). Catholic bishops in Scotland have said that new data indicating that the majority of Scots have no religion comes as no surprise.Census results from the year 2022 on ethnicity, identity, and religion in Scotland were released on May 21, revealing that 51.1% of respondents to the census claimed they had &quot;no religion\u201d compared with 36.7% of respondents in 2011.&nbsp;The religiously unaffiliated \u2014\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Catholic bishops in Scotland have said that new data indicating that the majority of Scots have no religion comes as no surprise.Census results from the year 2022 on ethnicity, identity, and religion in Scotland were released on May 21, revealing that 51.1% of respondents to the census claimed they had &quot;no religion\u201d compared with 36.7% of respondents in 2011.&nbsp;The religiously unaffiliated \u2014\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-4986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":102718,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/polish-bishops-demand-full-return-of-religion-classes-ahead-of-school-year\/","url_meta":{"origin":4986,"position":0},"title":"Polish bishops demand full return of religion classes ahead of school year","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"August 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Ahead of the start of the school year in Poland, local bishops there again raised concerns about changes introduced by the Ministry of National Education. 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A Chinese bishop with a history of support for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)&nbsp;emphasized in a recent diocesan seminar the socialist state\u2019s influence over the Church more than the Vatican\u2019s, according to Catholics who attended the bishop\u2019s talks.&nbsp;Bishop Joseph Shen Bin of Shanghai,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c7ad9f5a-c1a6-4fac-bca3-db0b0ea47a69.jpg?fit=800%2C536&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c7ad9f5a-c1a6-4fac-bca3-db0b0ea47a69.jpg?fit=800%2C536&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c7ad9f5a-c1a6-4fac-bca3-db0b0ea47a69.jpg?fit=800%2C536&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c7ad9f5a-c1a6-4fac-bca3-db0b0ea47a69.jpg?fit=800%2C536&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":21893,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/catholic-church-to-european-union-fight-against-anti-christian-hate\/","url_meta":{"origin":4986,"position":3},"title":"Catholic Church to European Union: Fight against anti-Christian hate","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Dezember 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] The flag of the European Union flying in Rome. \/ Credit: Bohumil Petrik\/CNA Madrid, Spain, Dec 10, 2024 \/ 13:30 pm (CNA). The Commission of the Bishops\u2019 Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) has called on the European Union (EU) to appoint a coordinator for the fight against anti-Christian hatred in the same way it already employs coordinators to combat hate directed against Jews and Muslims.\"The time is mature for the appointment of an EU coordinator on combating anti-Christian\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1733866319_European_Unions_Flag_in_Rome_Italy_April_10_2015_Credit_Bohumil_Petrik_CNA_4_10_15.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1733866319_European_Unions_Flag_in_Rome_Italy_April_10_2015_Credit_Bohumil_Petrik_CNA_4_10_15.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1733866319_European_Unions_Flag_in_Rome_Italy_April_10_2015_Credit_Bohumil_Petrik_CNA_4_10_15.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1733866319_European_Unions_Flag_in_Rome_Italy_April_10_2015_Credit_Bohumil_Petrik_CNA_4_10_15.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11021,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/china-is-removing-crosses-from-churches-replacing-images-of-christ-with-xi-jinping\/","url_meta":{"origin":4986,"position":4},"title":"China is removing crosses from churches, replacing images of Christ with Xi\u00c2\u00a0Jinping","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Oktober 1, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Archbishop Li Shan of Beijing, president of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, the state-managed Catholic organization in mainland China controlled by the CCP\u2019s United Front Work Department. \/ Credit: Bundesministerium f\u00c3\u00bcr Europa, Integration und \u00c3\u201eusseres, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. 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Scottish bishops have denounced a law establishing so-called \u201cbuffer zones\u201d around abortion facilities, saying it \u201crestricts free speech, free expression, and freedom of religion in ways that should concern us all.\u201d The Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024 establishes \u201cbuffer zones\u201d up to 200 meters (656 feet) around 30 locations across Scotland. 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