III. Religion宗教
1. Everyone in Britain has the right to religious freedom with out interference from the community or the State. He may change his religion at will may manifest his faith in teaching, worship and observance. Except that the Lord Chancellor may be a Roman Catholic, public offices are open without distinction to members of all churches or none.
在英國,人人都有信仰宗教的權利,社會和政府不得干涉。他可以隨意改變宗教信仰,可以在教職,禮拜或儀式中表明他的信仰。除了娃哈哈官不可以是羅馬天主教徒外,公共職務對各種信仰或沒有信仰的人一律公開。
2. Established churches
國教
There are two established church in Britain: in England the church of England and Scotland the Church of England.
英國有兩大國教,在英格蘭是英格蘭國教,蘇格蘭是蘇格蘭教會(長老教)。
3. Church of England is uniquely related to the Crown in that the Sovereign must be a member of that Church and as "Defender of the Faith". The Church is also linked with the State through the House of loads. The church of England is not free to change its form of worship, as laid down in the Book of Common Prayer without the consent of Parliament.
英格蘭國教與君主有獨特的聯系。因為君主作為"國教的捍衛(wèi)者"必須是此教會的一員,他在登基時必須承諾維持國教。國教還通過上議院與政府聯系。沒有議會同意,英格蘭教會不可隨意改變"國教祈禱書"中規(guī)定的禮拜儀式。
4. The government of the Church of Scotland is Presbyterian, that is, government by ministers and elders, all of whom are ordained to office. The Monarch is normally represented at the general assembly by the Lord High Commissioner.
英格蘭教的管理時長老制,也就是由教士和長老治理。他們被授予圣職,王室高級代表通常代表君主光臨會議。
5. Unestablished churches
非國教教會
There are include: the Anglican Churches(圣公會),the Free Churches(自由教),the Roman Catholic Church(羅馬天主教)。
IV. Festival and Public Holidays
節(jié)假日
The Christian festival of the year and Christmas, Easter, and Whit Sunday.
其主要的節(jié)日有圣誕節(jié),復活節(jié),圣靈降臨節(jié)