To your first question: I think it’s pretty clearly the case that religion, specifically Christianity and Anglicanism, have been central to British culture and heritage for a very long time. It’s only very recently that Christianity has lost its place at the heart of British culture. (I’d like to read Bijan Omrani’s book on this topic.)
To your second: I’m one of a few people who’ve banged on about Anglofuturism, so I won’t speak for all of them. Speaking for myself, though, I’m not religious, and I have no sense that being religious is a requirement for Anglofuturism. (My podcast co-host Calum is a God-fearing man and might disagree.) Naturally, Anglofuturist depictions of the future invoke the country’s heritage, including its religious heritage, but I don’t think you have to be religious to enjoy the idea of a Bishopric of Mars.
Do you think religion is an important part of British culture and heritage? Could I be a genuine Anglofuturist as an atheist?
To your first question: I think it’s pretty clearly the case that religion, specifically Christianity and Anglicanism, have been central to British culture and heritage for a very long time. It’s only very recently that Christianity has lost its place at the heart of British culture. (I’d like to read Bijan Omrani’s book on this topic.)
To your second: I’m one of a few people who’ve banged on about Anglofuturism, so I won’t speak for all of them. Speaking for myself, though, I’m not religious, and I have no sense that being religious is a requirement for Anglofuturism. (My podcast co-host Calum is a God-fearing man and might disagree.) Naturally, Anglofuturist depictions of the future invoke the country’s heritage, including its religious heritage, but I don’t think you have to be religious to enjoy the idea of a Bishopric of Mars.