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What are the largest ethnic groups that live in the United Kingdom?

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2001,

93.5% White/European

2.3% Asian

2.1% Arab/Maghreb

1.6% Black

0.5% Other

2012,

91.5% WHITE/EUROPEAN

-86.0% British White

-2.7% Irish White

-1.4% Former USSR

-1.4% Other (Notably, Polish, French, Portuguese, and Germans)

3.1% ASIAN

-2.0% Indian

-0.7% Bangladeshi

-0.4% Other (Notably Chinese, Vietnamese)

2.8% ARAB/MAGHREB

-1.7% Pakistani

-0.5% Afghan

-0.6% Other (Notably, Algerian, Moroccan, and Iraqi)

1.8% BLACK/AFRICAN

-0.9% Black British

-0.5% Black African

-0.4% Black Caribbean

0.8% Other

-0.5% Mixed Race

-0.3% Other (Latin Americans, Inuits)

Where do British Sikhs pray?

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In temples called Gurdwaras. This doesn't just apply to Britain, it is world-wide.

How can you get a print out of church ushers hand signs and signals?

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You can go to the website Gobookie and print out a copy of the church ushers hand signs and signals.

What did the Anglo-Saxons believe in?

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Most certainly they did else why did they bury with the deceased many artifacts which they could use in the afterlife?

What percentage of people in Scotland are protestant?

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Okay, not quite sure what you're asking (percent of Christians, Americans, people in the world, etc.), but here we go. Christians (all Christians including Protestants, Catholics, Easter Orthodox): 2.1 billion (33% of the world) Muslims: 1.3 billion Atheists/Non-religious/etc.: 1.1 billion Hinduism: 900 million Chinese religions (Confuscionism, Daoism, etc.): 394 million Buddhism: 376 million Judaism: 14 million Of those 2.1 billion Christians Roman Catholic: 1.1-1.2 billion Orthodox: 240-250 million and Protestants are hard because no one is sure who counts as a Protestant and who doesn't. Do all non-Catholic/Orthodox count? Do Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Anglicans count? Personally, I adhere to the belief that if you're not Catholic or Orthodox and yet still Christian, you're Protestant unless you're church was around before the Catholic and Orthodox churches (you're probably protesting against something, right?). So by that logic we have: Protestants: 630 million Making Protestants about 30% of all Christians. Which therefore makes them about 9% of the total world population. However, in America Protestants make up over 50% of all Americans (not including Mormons) although the Catholic Church is still the biggest single Christian denomination in the US. The most up to date information I could find was from 2001, so some of these figures may have changed somewhat, but I'm still willing to be Protestants make up the majority of Americans, Catholics make up the majority of Christians, and Christians make up somewhere around a third of the world's population.

What is the duty of a nun?

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The duties of a monk or a nun are contained in their Rule and their Institutions, which vary from Order to Order. Primarily they have given up their lives in seclusion (in varying degrees) to God, and are bound to recitation of the Divine Office. Beyond that their duties vary depending on their Order, and their superior.

Can an annulled person become a nun?

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Yes, she could. Annulment simply means that a marriage never took place. Since she has never been married, the vows of chastity and the requirement of never having been married are certainly fufilled.

What do you call a Church of England minister?

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In the Methodist Church hierarchy, Bishops. At the local church level, the pastor is as high as you go. There may be deacons or lay leaders, but this is not the typical form of leadership as compared to deacons in the Baptist church or elders in the Church of Christ.

According to the 2001 census what percentage of the UK are followers of Islam?

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Islam is the second largest religion in the United Kingdom. According to the 2001 census there are 1,591,000 Muslims in the UK making up 2.7% of the population. (It has since risen to nearly double that figure.)

How are Muslim women treated fairly?

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yes they do but sometimes they get beat up and reaped

Is Britain a secular country?

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No. The United Kingdom has the Anglican Church as the official national religion. However, the traditions of the United Kingdom, compounded by the European Convention of Human Rights (which is part of British Law by EU conventions), makes Britain effectively a secular country, even though it technically is not.

Why do Muslims hate the UK?

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It is not true that Muslims hate the UK. Many Muslims live in UK in harmony and good relations with the UK people. Muslims may hate some of the policies of the UK politicians when their policies are directed against Islam religion or against their country native interests and independence.

Title of Church of England head?

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Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and Metropolitan

How were Quakers treated?

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The Quakers were mistreated in England because of their religious beliefs.

How many people in the UK have a religion?

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Islam has been present in the United Kingdom since the Articles of Union in 1707 (although being Muslim would be illegal until 1812). Islam is the second largest religion in United Kingdom Cencus 2011 which is a total of 4.8% of the entire population. And the largest community of Muslims are from Pakistan.

What year did nuns exist?

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they are still living and doing their work

How do you go about converting to Buddhism?

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No entry please. Since for over 600 years; Mosolmans and British times till now the present day, only Hindus are being converted to Islam or Christianity or some other religion. Faith in Hinduism and adopting names and traditions will make one similar to Hindu but, frankly talking, there is no provision or sanction to others to get convert in to Hinduism, without born in any of the 4 casts.

It is really a simple and fabulous thing that still Hindus survive irrespective of force conversions during Mughal and technical conversions in British regime. You will find out that out of 4 castes the 1st caste is lesser than 3% of the population of India, starves in poverty yet respected by the others. It is some what typical and unexplainable phenomenon in Hinduism.

At the same time there is no closure of doors who want to visit like a tourist the Hindu system of Life yet the visitor is a visitor and never a native.

How many people in the UK follow the Hindu religion?

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According to BBC Religion, The 2001 Census recorded 559,000 Hindus in Britain, which was about 1% of the population.

What do most people in the UK have as a religion?

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I'd say that Christianity has to be one of the strongest that I know of.