Pluralism

This chapter deals with pluralism a very important aspect of British life and culture. A pluralistic society (sty) is a form of society in which members of minorities are recognized has having the right to retain their specific identity to hold their own believes and to maintain their own traditions. This is associated with a tolerant due and the recognition that diversity multiculturalism, a multi ethnic society is more positive than a closed one. This has very concrete implication in everyday life in Britain.

Religion

Britain was deeply affected by the protestant reformation in the 16th century, King Henri VIII broke away from the domination of Rome in 1534 and from then on the number of religious minority groups increased in the 17th and 18th centuries. They gradually acquired freedom of worship. In the 2001 census, 75% of the British said they had a religion about 70% of these were Christians, only 10% of the population attends religion services regularly. Christian religion Anglican, Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Quaker) = 71.6% (10% Catholic). Muslim religion = 2.7%. Hindu & Sikh religion = 1.6%. Jewish religion = 0.5%.
Anglicanism of the Church of England: The Church of England is an establish church on which the King or Queen is the head with the Archbishop of Canterbury at the head of the ecclesiastical hierarchy. There is a link between the state and the establish religion since signor bishop sit in the House of Lord as Lord spiritual. Compared with Catholicism the Church of England does not recognize the authority of the Pope, Priest can married, Anglicans do not take confessions, there is no cult of saints or relics since 1994, a number of women priest have been ordained (ordiné) so in part it is a Protestant church those the liturgy is very close to Catholicism. There are different tendencies within the Church of E, some people are high church = they are closer to Catholicism whereas some of Low Church = they