Sunder Katwala, director of the British Future suppose tank, challenged Reform’s declare that migrants are undermining Christianity. “There’s an irony that it’s Britain’s new migrant populations which are slowing the decline of church-going in Britain,” he mentioned in an announcement to POLITICO.
Lower than half (46.2 %) of the U.Ok. inhabitants described themselves as Christian within the 2021 England and Wales census, down from 59.3 % in 2011.
Greater than a 3rd (37.2 %) mentioned that they had no faith, up from 25.2 % 10 years earlier.
Humanists UK Chief Government Andrew Copson criticized Reform for failing to acknowledge the rising variety of non-Christians in Britain.
“Most of us in Britain aren’t Christian in our beliefs, practices, or identification. Though Christianity has contributed to our heritage, pre-Christian, non-Christian, and post-Christian influences have been simply as vital,” he mentioned in an announcement.
Reform UK additionally introduced Monday it will proscribe the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organizations. It would additionally overhaul the Stop program, which goals to cease folks from turning into terrorists.
A brand new group linking the church and Reform UK known as the Christian Fellowship for Reform was launched final 12 months. Earlier this month, James Orr, a Christian and affiliate professor of philosophy of faith on the College of Cambridge, was appointed Reform UK’s head of coverage.
Sam Blewett contributed reporting
