Millennials Believe Britain Is No Longer A Christian Country – But They Still Think Religion Matters

Jan 12, 2017 by Jill

by Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today:

Most millennials do not view Britain as a Christian country, according to a poll to be published tomorrow.

Instead, they view Britain as a nation with no specific religious identity. But they do believe that religion plays an important role in the lives of individuals.

The survey was carried out by pollsters ComRes and is being published tomorrow to mark the launch of the new Faith Research Centre later this month.

The centre will carry out research to help politicians, policy makers, employers and others understand the role of religion in the world.

ComRes interviewed 2,048 British adults online between January 4 and 5, 2017.

Under a third of millennials, those aged 18-24, described Britain as a Christian country. And more than four in 10 of these young men and women said Britain is a country with no specific religious identity.

However, half of millennials said UK politicians and policy-makers should have a good understanding of religion, and that understanding religion “is important to tackling terrorism around the world”.

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