Posted: Sep 06, 2017 9:03 am
Scot Dutchy wrote:
The big difference between here and the UK is you never see men in frocks outside a church if you ever see them. All remembrance happenings are pure non religious but I think that will change when Liz is not on the throne.
I doubt it'll change that quick just because of a new sovereign. Constitutional changes are going to have to happen and we're a bit slow at that stuff still. There's still a reasonable chunk of parliament in both houses that are religious and won't want to change things on a personal level then there's the rest who will be mindful of not pissing off the aged demographic who represent the majority of the religious public.
But saying that, attitudes are shifting. I envisage the slow quiet demise of religion continuing as the old guard die off and the younger, more progressive minds take over. It's coming, just not necessarily as quickly as might be preferred but it's coming is all that matters.