0:00
I thought I could try and lift the mood slightly in all the chat, of course, about Bob Villan talking about the IDF in a very dreadful way, of course, and also kneecap
0:08
But also in Glastonbury, what's interesting is how a field was sold out by people singing children's hymns from school
0:17
We've got a clip now, I think, of that. Let's listen to what was being said. Give me love in my heart, TV sharing. Give me love in my heart, I praise you
0:26
And the colour but the name won't matter, will you there? There we have it, shine, Jesus shine
0:39
It is Sunday morning after all. And with my guests now, Eve McQuillan, Candice Holworth and Alexander Stafford
0:44
what do you make of that? The fact you can sell out a field from singing primary school bangers, by the way
0:52
This little light of mine and all that. Yeah, I think, but it's not..
0:56
Actually, it's an observed phenomenon now that there is a rise of religious belief amongst younger people And even in people who go to mass now say that you see younger people wearing the traditional mantilla the veil that you associate with much older generations
1:10
University lecturers I speak to say that kids are turning to religion more. So I think that's really fascinating
1:16
I think I kind of agree with the generational cycle of history
1:20
A conservative generation might follow a more liberal generation. So it's interesting to see that
1:24
Yeah, Alexander. I just think it's people wanting to do something together. Like, when they were growing up and we were growing up
1:28
we had school assembly every day, you sang hymns, whether you were religious or not, it was a big community thing
1:33
Now, most schools don't do assemblies every day, and it's been breaking down, and people actually want to be together
1:38
want to be part of something, or joy of something, and it does bind the country together, so I think it's a wonderful thing to see
1:42
But the worry is, though, though, as religion leaves our lives in some parts, certainly as schools become more secular
1:48
that shared memory of those school songs is forgotten, and they mean the joy in their hearts
1:53
as a parent from the TV. I mean, you know, I think people who have had a few beers in the sun
1:58
might like a big song. I don't think we need to take anything else from it than that
2:03
But it's about shared culture, shared music, and as everyone's plugged into their phones, we're losing that
