The Bloom report says faith has value - but Christians in the UK are more marginalised than ever
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Andrea Williams2023-04-28T12:49:00
More than half of adults believe freedom of religion is under threat in the UK, according to the Bloom report. Valuing faith means accepting that holiness and adherence to scripture are not optional for Christians - even when it doesn’t fit with popular opinion
“Faith is a force for good which government cannot afford to ignore.” So says the Bloom report, an independent review of the government’s engagement with faith, published this week.
Yet as I’ve stood with countless Christians in court hearings, and met many others day in and day out at Christian Concern, I’ve consistently seen genuine faith in Christ, and the beliefs that spring from that, marginalised at best, punished at worst.
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