Editing History of Scotland (section)

===Religious diversity and decline===
{{Main|Religion in Scotland}}
[[File:Wfm glasgow central mosque front.jpg|thumb|left|[[Glasgow Central Mosque]], the largest mosque in Scotland]]
In the 20th century existing Christian denominations were joined by other organisations, including the [[Plymouth Brethren|Brethren]] and [[Pentecostal]] churches. Although some denominations thrived, after World War II there was a steady overall decline in church attendance and resulting church closures for most denominations.<ref name=Ditchfield1998p91/> Talks began in the 1950s aiming at a grand merger of the main Presbyterian, Episcopal and Methodist bodies in Scotland. The talks were ended in 2003, when the [[General Assembly of the Church of Scotland]] rejected the proposals.<ref>[http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/edinburgh-east-fife/kirk_rejects_move_to_form_super_church_1_648784 "Kirk rejects move to form 'super Church'"], ''The Scotsman'', 20 May 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2011.</ref> In the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 census]], 53.8% of the Scottish population identified as Christian (declining from 65.1% in 2001). The [[Church of Scotland]] is the largest religious grouping in Scotland, with 32.4% of the population. The [[Catholic Church in Scotland|Roman Catholic Church]] accounted for 15.9% of the population and is especially important in [[West Central Scotland]] and the [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]]. In recent years other religions have established a presence in Scotland, mainly through [[Immigration to the United Kingdom|immigration]] and higher birth rates among ethnic minorities, with a small number of [[Religious conversion|converts]]. Those with the most adherents in the 2011 census are [[Islam in Scotland|Islam]] (1.4%, mainly among immigrants from South Asia), [[Hinduism in Scotland|Hinduism]] (0.3%), [[Buddhism in Scotland|Buddhism]] (0.2%) and [[Sikhism in Scotland|Sikhism]] (0.2%). Other minority faiths include the [[Bahá'í Faith in Scotland|Bahá'í Faith]] and small [[Neopagan]] groups. There are also various organisations which actively promote [[humanism]] and [[secularism]], included within the 43.6% who either indicated no religion or did not state a religion in the 2011 census.<ref name="census2011detail">{{Cite web |title=Religion (detailed) |url=http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/documents/censusresults/release2a/rel2A_Religion_detailed_Scotland.pdf |access-date=12 April 2015 |website=Scotland's Census 2011 |publisher=National Records of Scotland}}</ref>{{Clear}}