70% of Britons are Christian, but only 1.5% gay

[Gawdzilla Sama]

5% I MIGHT believe if it is only considering people who identify themselves as exclusively homosexual, though it's probably somewhere between 5 and 10 if it includes both sexes, and somewhere near 80% if you're in Brighton

But if they include anything close, 5% => 10% and the "population" has just doubled. And anything =< 10% is a political block worth noting.

[HomerJay]

Maybe you know all the gays in the UK?

These statistics make no sense, though. One in ten people are usually gay, and I've always relied on that, since it's usually true

How would you know?

Personal experience. If there's more than twenty people in a class at college, there's always two gays or so. The same applies to anything.

Yes, but I've met hundreds prolly thoudands of people, including a lot of gayers (my old landlord used to run a gay night club in nottingham) but I would still find it hard to identify 10 per cent, although obviously not everyone is out.

I guess as well in the survey they ask in the context of religion too, so gay Christians may be a bit put off saying theyz gayz. If you asked muslims I think it might be even worse. a) What is your religion? ansa: Muslim (b) Are you now or have you ever been a sodomite? ansa: What?!? no way.

[PsychoSerenity]

Statistics like these are all bullshit anyway - particularly once they've been interpreted by the Daily Mail.

What you need to get anything useful out of polls is a full range of questions of varying levels on each subject - and for the actual questions to be provided with the results.

For example, it would be interesting to know how many people, out of those that initially say they are Christian, would also answer "Yes" to "Do you worship Jesus?". - And how different the answers are, if the order of the questions is reversed.

And for questions on sexuality it should probably included a "Would you tell us if you were?" type question to gauge some sort of margin of error for how many might be keeping quite about it.

[mistermack]

Statistics like these are all bullshit anyway - particularly once they've been interpreted by the Daily Mail.

What you need to get anything useful out of polls is a full range of questions of varying levels on each subject - and for the actual questions to be provided with the results.

For example, it would be interesting to know how many people, out of those that initially say they are Christian, would also answer "Yes" to "Do you worship Jesus?". - And how different the answers are, if the order of the questions is reversed.

And for questions on sexuality it should probably included a "Would you tell us if you were?" type question to gauge some sort of margin of error for how many might be keeping quite about it.

Exactly 100% agree.

If those christians REALLY believed, would they live the way they do?
If I REALLY believed in an eternal life after death, I would put Ghandi to shame with good works etc.

Asking people is a waste of time. Look how they behave, to see what they really believe.
People kid themselves all the time. And of course you can't DISPROVE jesus.
So the truth is that they don't believe, but they don't actively disbelieve. They don't give a toss.

[MrJonno]

its 100% gay if you are homophobic isnt it, I mean when was the last time there was any one who was openly homophobic and not seeing rent boys on the side?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

its 100% gay if you are homophobic isnt it, I mean when was the last time there was any one who was openly homophobic and not seeing rent boys on the side?

Pope Palpatine. He gets his boys for free.

[mistermack]

Of course, gayness can be disguised by other sexual activity.
Like as in Wales, where there are hardly any gays, because most of them shag sheep.

I know of one guy living up in Wales, who lives in a large village called Llandewi Brevi, and he is the only gay in the village, out of more than 3000 people.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Of course, gayness can be disguised by other sexual activity.
Like as in Wales, where there are hardly any gays, because most of them shag sheep.

I know of one guy living up in Wales, who lives in a large village called Llandewi Brevi, and he is the only gay in the village, out of more than 3000 people.

We've heard of him here in Merkin. Gives our gays a benchmark.

[rachelbean]

I know of one guy living up in Wales, who lives in a large village called Llandewi Brevi, and he is the only gay in the village, out of more than 3000 people.

Ah, yes, I too know Daffyd