Religion(Transcript)

Zoe: Hello everyone, welcome to the first episode of Social Studies Thursdays. Today, we will talk about religion. You might be wondering, what is religion? Well, religion is our beliefs, or how we believe in. In the UK, 59.5% are Christian, 25.7% are Irreligious, 4.4% are Muslim, 1.3% are Hindu, 0.7% are Sikh, 0.4% are Jewish, 0.4% are Buddhist, 0.4% Others and 7.2% are Unknown. Follow me, as I will show you the first religion.

The camera follows Zoe to a protestant church near St. John Secondary School.

Zoe: So, the first religion I will show you is Christianity. There are many types of Christianity since the great schism in 1054, however, I will show you the major 2. Protestantism and Catholicism. For now, I will only show you Protestantism as Aidan will show you about Catholicism. So let me tell you the history of this religion.

Scene shows slide shows of different painting from the middle ages.

Zoe: Protestantism shows a major role in English history. Ever since the Norman invasion to the present day. They were not very friendly towards other religions, especially Catholicism. Wanna know why? Follow me, as I will explain it.