religion in the United Kingdom
Let an agent describe religion in the United Kingdom with attribution, relay census and survey data with sources, describe legal and institutional arrangements, and support questions about traditions and their history neutrally.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand The religious landscape.
Overview
Overview.
Overview
Overview.
- What is the religious composition of the United Kingdom, according to the latest census and surveys? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed and neutral? boundary
Nations
The four nations.
Nations
Nations.
- How do religious patterns differ between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland? provenance
- Which nation is meant? boundary
Traditions Traditions.
Christianity
Christianity.
Christianity
Christianity.
- What are the main Christian denominations, and what is the status of the established churches? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific church? action
Other
Other traditions and non-religion.
Other
Other.
- How are Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism, Buddhism, the Bahai Faith and non-religion present, in their own terms? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific tradition? action
Society Law and society.
Law
Law and institutions.
Law
Law.
- How do establishment, equality law, faith schools and bishops in the House of Lords shape religion in public life? provenance
- Which entry fits religion and law? action
Debates
Debates.
Debates
Debates.
- What debates exist about establishment, secularisation and religious diversity, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn History and teaching.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did religion in the United Kingdom develop from Christianisation through the Reformation to modern diversity? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How is religion taught in schools across the four nations? provenance
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ORG
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Christianity in the United Kingdom, Hinduism in the United Kingdom, Bahá'í Faith in the United Kingdom, Buddhism in the United Kingdom, religion in Wales, religion in England, religion in Northern Ireland, scientology in the United Kingdom, religion in Scotland, Christianity in Northern Ireland, Christianity in England, Christianity in Scotland
What it is Filled
The religious landscape of the United Kingdom, with Christianity the largest tradition including the established Church of England, the Church of Scotland, the Catholic Church and many other denominations, alongside Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism, Buddhism, the Bahai Faith and other faiths, a large and growing proportion of people with no religion, and distinct patterns in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; religion in the United Kingdom is shaped by history, law and migration and is described here with attribution.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe religion in the United Kingdom with attribution, relay census and survey data with sources, describe legal and institutional arrangements, and support questions about traditions and their history neutrally.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Established churches
- Religious diversity
- Rising non-religion
- Four nations
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present any faith or non-religion as superior to others.
- Assign a religion to individuals from name, origin or appearance.
- Generate content that stokes hostility toward religious minorities.
- Use outdated census figures as current without saying so.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing an analysis of a specific community's beliefs or practices.
May
- Describe the religious landscape of the United Kingdom with census figures and their date.
- Explain the established churches and the place of other faiths and non-religion.
Moral aspects Filled
- Religious minorities in the United Kingdom face discrimination and hate crime.
- Questions of establishment and faith schools touch on fairness and freedom.
Who is affected
- Religious minorities
- People of no religion
- Faith communities
Owners Filled
Steward
The faith communities themselves; the established churches are governed under law.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q13198592 - registry parent class
related
- religion on the Earth - category
- religion in France - a comparable national landscape
- Christian Church - churches in the United Kingdom
- irreligion - the no religion population
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.religion-in-the-united-kingdom
- Wikidata: Q892159 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q892159)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Religious traditions in the United Kingdom
- Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism, no religion and others
- Religion in Ireland and other countries is separate
- Not physical; religious traditions and institutions.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe the landscape
- relay data with sources
- describe legal arrangements
- support historical questions
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Taking sides among traditions
- Outdated census figures
- Conflating the four nations
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Establishment of the Church of England and the Church of Scotland
- Equality and religious freedom law
- Census and survey standards
Context of use required Filled
- Religion across the United Kingdom.
- Christianity in the United Kingdom
- Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism and Buddhism in the United Kingdom
- the Bahai Faith and smaller traditions
- no religion and humanism
- religion in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q892159: religion in the United Kingdom - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Religion in the United Kingdom - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each nation be a separate entry?
- How should census data be linked?
- How should religious bodies be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q892159/spec.json