The number of people ticking the "Christian" box on the census has dwindled by 18%. But you can't really work out what it means for people to stop ticking "Christian" until you're clear about what it meant when they did. In 2001, 41 million people described themselves as Christians, but that almost certainly didn't mean they believed in Christ as the saviour and a proper, retributive, heaven-and-hell setup with an omniscient monotheistic godhead in charge.
The British Humanist Association pointed out that the wording of the question – what is your religion? – left people predisposed to choose the one they felt closest to, rather than accurately describe their moral universe.
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