Source: Baptist Press, July 31, 2013
He is difficult to find and even then is barely visible, but he’s there. Green Man, a symbol of ancient pagan religion, stares down from the nave of Norwich Cathedral. In a way, his presence is symbolic of how it has always been, and still is, in this [once] medieval city.
Norwich has the unique distinction of being officially classified as England’s most ungodly city. Its “ungodly” status comes from the 2011 census, [which shows] Norwich leading the way in a national shift away from Christianity, with 42.5 percent in the city saying they have no religion, against a national rate of 25.1 percent.
“Norwich is kind of a microcosm of England,” [Pastor Marvin] Lucas said. “As far as Christian history is concerned, England used to be more pagan. It’s kind of come full circle, I believe; back to paganism.”
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