Britain is a majority non-religious nation

[DRSB]

As Feck said while monarchy is a Grandmother figure, the British public are supporters or apathetic. If the major loon Charles ascends to the throne us anti-monarchy brigade will find our voices once more.

And if it is William? At least he is good-looking, will this redeem him in the eyes of the brigade?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I guess most people don't even think about it, its just there, no one pays any attention, it doesn't really have any effect on our day to day lives..

That's true pretty much every where.

[Feck]

Same situation with god in US probably, some people care, others don't, what's the heck with him anyway?!

We had a revolution killed the king once ...turned out to be a stupid idea FFS we could have ended up like France :shudder : Or swearing allegiance every morning and Loving God and the President ,and loving our country Merkin style .

[DRSB]

Well, having a choice between god and a king I'd choose the king any time, at least you can kill him and abolish the monarchy, with god things are different apparently.

[DaveDodo007]

As Feck said while monarchy is a Grandmother figure, the British public are supporters or apathetic. If the major loon Charles ascends to the throne us anti-monarchy brigade will find our voices once more.

And if it is William? At least he is good-looking, will this redeem him in the eyes of the brigade?

Unless he has inherited his fathers traits then it looks like will will never have a republic in my lifetime. :sighsm:

[Pappa]

Feck, it's the "monarchy" thing as it stands that makes us scratch our head.

I have a conversation that involves the royals about once in 6months on average apart from this forum and often around here it's someone telling us how terrible it must be to live under the rule of a monarch , like it's the 16 hundreds and royal troops are collecting traitors heads for the walls of the Tower .

Zilla, it makes us scratch our heads as much as you - if we ever stop to think about it, but the only real impact the royal family have on us is purely their entertainment value in the mass media. That's literally about it.

[DRSB]

Feck, it's the "monarchy" thing as it stands that makes us scratch our head.

I have a conversation that involves the royals about once in 6months on average apart from this forum and often around here it's someone telling us how terrible it must be to live under the rule of a monarch , like it's the 16 hundreds and royal troops are collecting traitors heads for the walls of the Tower .

Zilla, it makes us scratch our heads as much as you - if we ever stop to think about it, but the only real impact the royal family have on us is purely their entertainment value in the mass media. That's literally about it.

You mean, they are at no cost? C'mon!

[Pappa]

Feck, it's the "monarchy" thing as it stands that makes us scratch our head.

I have a conversation that involves the royals about once in 6months on average apart from this forum and often around here it's someone telling us how terrible it must be to live under the rule of a monarch , like it's the 16 hundreds and royal troops are collecting traitors heads for the walls of the Tower .

Zilla, it makes us scratch our heads as much as you - if we ever stop to think about it, but the only real impact the royal family have on us is purely their entertainment value in the mass media. That's literally about it.

You mean, they are at no cost? C'mon!

Of course there are.... but we just sort of forget about it.

Believe me, I'd love to see the lot of them strung up and disembowelled, but I'm in a minority.

[JimC]

I'm 100% sure that a large proportion of those who identify as religious do so merely because they were Christened and have never really thought about it at all.

I'm convinced the same is true for a great many Merkins.

And because going to church becomes part of the regular social ritual of the community, where paying lip service to an arbitrary set of beliefs is the entry ticket to a rewarding tribal feeling...

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I'm 100% sure that a large proportion of those who identify as religious do so merely because they were Christened and have never really thought about it at all.

I'm convinced the same is true for a great many Merkins.

And because going to church becomes part of the regular social ritual of the community, where paying lip service to an arbitrary set of beliefs is the entry ticket to a rewarding tribal feeling...

Herd mentality is strong here.

[Deep Sea Isopod]

Feck, it's the "monarchy" thing as it stands that makes us scratch our head.

I have a conversation that involves the royals about once in 6months on average apart from this forum and often around here it's someone telling us how terrible it must be to live under the rule of a monarch , like it's the 16 hundreds and royal troops are collecting traitors heads for the walls of the Tower .

Zilla, it makes us scratch our heads as much as you - if we ever stop to think about it, but the only real impact the royal family have on us is purely their entertainment value in the mass media. That's literally about it.

You mean, they are at no cost? C'mon!

62p per year per person.

[mark1961]

What is the queen but a living myth?

Nahh she's a mythus.

[Atheist-Lite]

Feck, it's the "monarchy" thing as it stands that makes us scratch our head.

I have a conversation that involves the royals about once in 6months on average apart from this forum and often around here it's someone telling us how terrible it must be to live under the rule of a monarch , like it's the 16 hundreds and royal troops are collecting traitors heads for the walls of the Tower .

Zilla, it makes us scratch our heads as much as you - if we ever stop to think about it, but the only real impact the royal family have on us is purely their entertainment value in the mass media. That's literally about it.

You mean, they are at no cost? C'mon!

62p per year per person.

Think what you could do with 62p/year over the course of a lifetime?

[DaveDodo007]

62p a year fuck that! Where's Oliver Cromwell when you need him. Bloody parasite bastards.

[Tero]

Modern countries show patriotism in reponse to an outside threat. Religion is thrown in as part of tradition.