How would you describe your religious or ideological identity?Jewish, but not practising and not believing. I go to a Passover dinner once a year at my parents’ house. In terms of world view, I like the West.Did you grow up in a more religious household?My great...
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Faisal Khan
How would you describe your religious/ideological identity?I am a Muslim. I was brought up within Islam. I practise sometimes. I don’t practise it daily because I find it difficult… with everyday life.My mum still practises and my nephews have to go to mosque. There...
Thomas Haines
How would you describe yourself in terms of religion and belief?I am an Atheist.My dad didn’t believe in anything, to the point that when we had his funeral last year we had to make sure that it was conducted by a spiritualist and not a religious leader. We made sure...
Joanna Griffiths
How would you describe your religious or ideological identity?I am mainly Church in Wales, although I go to chapel with my husband at times. However, I don’t go there on a regular basis because I was brought up to go to church. Until I moved here, I went regularly to...
Michael Kennedy QC
How would you describe your religious identity and beliefs?I was brought up as a Catholic, Scots parents, probably on the conservative side and conventional. And I was educated by the Benedictines, prep school in Sussex and Downside. I went into a regiment for my...
Gurd Kandola
How would you describe your religious or ideological identity?If asked a direct question on religious identity I would say I belong to the Sikh faith. I think I broadly associate myself with the philosophy of the faith, but I don’t consider myself a baptised Sikh or...
Professor Steven Jones
How would you describe your personal religious beliefs or worldview?I’m an atheist.What made you decide to adopt or retain this belief/identity?It seemed to me common sense, I was brought up in a fairly religious, Welsh speaking background. It was held together by...
Father Ian Paton
How would you describe your beliefs and identity in relation to religion? I would use words like traditional…orthodox….radical….progressive….liberal…..Epsicopalian. What made you decided to adopt or retain this position? I was born and Anglican and brought up by a not...
Father William Pearsall
How would you describe your personal religious beliefs and identity?I am a Roman Catholic priest, a Jesuit, which means I belong to a religious order within the Catholic Church with its own style of work and training. I am working here in Manchester at the university...
Dr David Perfect
How would you describe yourself in terms of religious belief and identity?I am a Christian and I am an Anglican and I have been since my childhood. My father was an Anglican vicar. So, from childhood I have been an Anglican, and I regard myself as a practising...
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