{"id":7017,"date":"2011-09-08T21:00:15","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T01:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=7017"},"modified":"2011-09-08T11:20:45","modified_gmt":"2011-09-08T15:20:45","slug":"brits-wish-faith-was-more-visible-in-their-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/09\/brits-wish-faith-was-more-visible-in-their-communities","title":{"rendered":"British wish faith was more visible in their communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly half of British adults would like to see more demonstrations of faith in their local communities,\u00a0according to\u00a0a poll.<\/p>\n<p>The survey was conducted by the Congregational &amp; General Insurance Co., which said that out of 1,000\u00a0British adults, 44 per cent said they would like to see faith be more prominent in Britain&#8217;s\u00a0public life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>While nearly a quarter &#8212; 22 per cent &#8212; \u00a0of respondents felt that community spirit was in decline, just short of half &#8212; 46 per cent &#8212;\u00a0of those questioned felt that faith was &#8220;very important,&#8221; reported the company, &#8220;a figure that rose considerably amongst older respondents; nearly two-thirds &#8212; 64 per cent &#8212;\u00a0of the over-65 group\u00a0stated that their faith was very important to them.&#8221;\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;Far from confirming the negative perceptions of faith and community spirit being in terminal decline in the UK, the research revealed a strong appetite for community initiatives and demonstrations of faith across all age brackets and geographical regions.&#8221; reported the company.<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.congregationalinsurance.com\/info_news.php?ID=264\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE to read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly half of British adults would like to see more demonstrations of faith in their local communities,\u00a0according to\u00a0a poll. 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