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Wednesday, 23 April 2014

UK non-Christian claims 'Absurd'

23 April 2014 last updated at 03:51 Iain Duncan Smith and Dominic Grieve Iain Duncan Smith and Dominic grieve backed David Cameron's view of Britain as a Christian country the UK is a Christian country and those who deny "something" and "Reality" to ignore two high-ranking conservatives have said.

Attorney General Dominic grieve and work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said, the Daily Telegraph modern Britain "Christian heritage".

Last week David Cameron said Britons should be "more trust in our status as a Christian country".

But a group of public figures disagreed and said that the PM could cause "Division".

Mr grieve, patron of the conservative Christian Fellowship, said that atheism does not "much" in the United Kingdom came forward.

"Many of the underlying ethics of society are Christian based and the result of 1,500 years by Christian on the input in our national life", he said.

"It will not disappear overnight. "They [atheists] are to do something before."

'Fundamentalism' fear

Mr grieve went on to say that a rise in "Self-consciousness" some religious groups that "disturbing" had found some people with "soft religions".

"I think that the rise of religious fundamentalism is big deterrent for people," he said.

"It is a great diversion away from religion in General, and it is very dangerous in this context."

Mr Duncan Smith is supposedly claimed that Britain was not a Christian country "absurd" and "historical and constitutional reality" ignored.

"It is our Christian heritage, with its inherent tolerance and inclusiveness, probably that of all voices--religious or non-religious - freedom to be heard and be that taken care of has," he said.

David Cameron in a churchDavid Cameron was criticised by a group of personalities from public life for his remarks about Christianity.

Their comments come after criticism of Mr Cameron, who said that people should be "safer" to defend "Christian values".

A group, including academics, were authors and philosophers in an open letter on the "Telegraph", in which Mr Cameron description of Britain said it had "negative implications for politics and society" as a Christian country.

The group, the philosopher AC Grayling, author Philip Pullman and comedian Tim Minchin were, wrote: "repeated surveys, polls and studies show that most of us are not as individuals Christian in our beliefs or our religious identities."

Added Britain was claiming a religious society "alienation and Division promotes".

Census 2011 found that 59% of people in England and Wales are Christians - down from 72% consumed.

In Scotland, the figure was 54% - 65% - while the percentage fell slightly to 83% in Northern Ireland.


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