Non-religious in Switzerland

If you asked people in Switzerland what their religion is, how many do you think would claim to be 'non-religious'? According to a survey by Swissinfo.ch (31 March 2011) it is one in four! That is massively up from only 1% who would have claimed to be non-religious in 1970 or 11% in 2000.

One in four! Wow.

So I compared that to figures in the 2011 Operation World about how many people in Nigeria consider themselves to be non-religious. In this West African nation the figure drops like a stone to 0.3%. What a massive difference.

It makes you wonder if needing to say "Give us this day our daily bread" really does help you to believe in a God that is alive and active today.

Lithuanians reaching Poles... in the UK?

There are around 10,000 Polish immigrants in Gloucestershire, England. With 80 or so churches in Gloucester you might think that there are plenty of people reaching out to them. Well, it is actually quite difficult. But a couple from Lithuania has stepped forward to minister to these Poles. This is your chance to meet them!