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Discuss the view that the influence of religion on UK society is declining.
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Discuss the view that the influence of religion on UK society is declining. The UK is lucky to have such a vibrant, diverse and cultured population from migrants that have entered our small islands from the past few thousand years. However each time they make Britain there home, they bring there religion. This gives rise to the many religions and there denominations that have a presence. But what is a religion? According to the Penguin Dictionary of Sociology it is "A set of cultural ideas, symbols, and practices that focus on the meaning of life and the nature of the unknown." Secularisation had been happening for long time before Nietzsche proclaimed, "God is Dead" and is a far more complex process than just a drop in church attendance. Marxists believe that religion is form of social control on the proletariat by the bourgeoisie. He saw religion as the opium of the masses, teaching...
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