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It’s nonsense to say we are no longer a ‘Christian country’

30 November 2022

3:28 AM

30 November 2022

3:28 AM

According to the census, British Christianity is having a disastrous century. In the 2001 census, a clear majority of people in England and Wales – 72 per cent – described themselves as ‘Christian’. In 2011, this figure fell to 59 per cent. And now, it’s another drop: a 13 percentage point drop to 46 per cent.

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