Religious revival.

 What’s going on across the country at the moment? Churches, cathedrals, chapels and various places of worship are having a revival. Why? We have long thought that religious observances were on its way out, but apparently not. On Tuesday 7 July in London there is a discussion by a panel of notable people to consider the issue. The title of the event is : Recovering the Sacred and many are likely to attend. Could the new generation of young people - be now so alienated because of social media and in particular smartphones - they want authentic experiences not virtual ones? Does the sacred offer that or is it just spiritual - pie in the shy? Perhaps it’s the sense of community and connection to others that underpins the experience? A shared coming together around a common goal and understanding. This is one reason so many people go to football matches and to the Glastonbury music festival each year, where 200,000 people come together. We live now so much of our time online - which isn’t authentic and real - so there is a real appetite and hunger for the non-synthetic.