Wednesday, 7 November 2007

Britain 'No Longer Christian,' Says Influential Liberal Think Tank

Britain 'No Longer Christian,' Says Influential Liberal Think Tank
By Kevin McCandless
CNSNews.com Correspondent
November 05, 2007
London (CNSNews.com) -
It's time for Britain to recognize
that it is no longer a Christian nation
and should embrace multiculturalism, according to a liberal think-tank
favored by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Christmas should be just one of many religious holidays recognized by the government, says a report soon to be released by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).

Echoing sentiments heard throughout Britain in recent years, the authors of the report say that the traditional pillars of British identity have now vanished or been greatly weakened.

Church attendance is at historically low levels, the British Empire is gone, the monarchy is far less popular and the Second World War is inexorably slipping into memory.

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