Poll: Less than Half of Britons Know Meaning of Easter
A new survey of religious knowledge in Britain shows that in a question regarding the meaning of Easter, less the than half of Britons know it refers to the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
A new survey of religious knowledge in Britain shows that in a question regarding the meaning of Easter, less the than half of Britons know it refers to the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The ten-question poll was commissioned by the Reader’s Digest, British edition. 1,001 adults were asked questions relating to various religions. The religions represented were Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism.
“Britons have a strong spiritual sense, with a majority expressing a belief in God and an afterlife, but they have little grasp of the basic tenets of Christianity,” said Katherine Walker, the editor-in-chief of the Reader’s Digest to the Guardian
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“Many people who would profess to be Christian know little more about the faith than they do about other world religions,” she added.
The 2001 Census in Britain shows that 71 percent of people considered themselves Christians.
The following is the full list of questions and answers from the poll:
1. What do Christians celebrate at Easter?
2. Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans?
3. To whom did God give the 10 commandments?
4. Which religion regards the cow as sacred?
5. Which religion eats Halal food?
6. With which religion do you associate the Torah?
7. Who is Doctor Rowan Williams?
8. With which religion do you associate the wearing of the turban?
9. With which religion do you associate the Dalai Lama?
10. By what name is Karol Wojtyla better known?
Answers
1. The Resurrection of Christ/Jesus, 48 percent
2. Judas/Judas Iscariot 57 percent
3. Moses, 64 percent
4. Hinduism, 44 percent
5. Muslims, 40 percent
6. Judaism, 24 percent
7. The Archbishop of Canterbury, 26 percent
8. Sikhism , 56 percent
9. Budhism, 41 percent
10. The Pope/Pope John Paul the second, 7 percent
