The Illusion of Religious Virtue in British Society

 The Illusion of Religious Virtue

in British Society

If we are to take seriously the ideals of gratitude, equality, peace, and life satisfaction, we must acknowledge that religion is not merely unnecessary but, in many cases, an active impediment to these goals.


The building of 'places of worship' by other cultures here is anti-progress at best and doesn't support British culture or integration at all! And at what cost could it be to our cultural identity and heritage?


 The ultimate price could be the loss of our very identity that leaves us open to less developed (and sometimes dangerous) ideology and the eradication of our Britishness. 


  (Though freedom of thought and right to privacy is naturally a cornerstone of Britishness, but that too, according to some legal orgs, isn't being upheld very strongly at present)


A lot of political discourse remains tangled in the archaic assumptions of faith.


Gratitude, for instance, need not be framed in terms of divine generosity.


We really ought cultivate appreciation for our lives and all that's in it, including the people and systems that actually sustain our lives here—science, democracy, law and social cooperation.


(Gratitude practice needs begin at home. I recommend using a (free) app called 'Presently' to remind you of all you are grateful for on a daily basis. Among my repeating entries is 'tech' and 'good people'.
 This helps promote contentment and positivity)


To tether gratitude to a deity is to obscure the real, tangible work of human progress.


Equality, likewise, is hindered by religious dogma.


In 2025, Britain still grapples with faith-based schools, unelected bishops in the Lords, and policies that privilege religious identity over secular reason! It's absurd!


These relics sustain division rather than dissolve it though having said that, I respect Christianity over other religions as it's helped advance developing countries (though not much appreciation for that either!)


As for personal peace, gratitude aside, a note: Noise law needs updating, ask Brian May who also suffered from this councils lack of care. (Noise almost killed me from construction next door and from a deaf judo- lover upstairs (gone now thank f***)) There is no good protection from construction noise, bad show Britain! 


  And life satisfaction? Evidence ( Europe especially) overwhelmingly supports personal agency and gratitude in *secular* societies—where reason and humanism, not divine fiat, guide ethics—as more content and equitable.


If Britain is to evolve, we must shed these vestigial myths and embrace a morality unpolluted by superstition. A better future demands nothing less.


Elizabeth Lucy Robillard 2025 (ai assisted)




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