David Cameron says the UK is a Christian country
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Added: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:26:27 UTC
David Cameron has said the UK is a Christian country "and we should not be afraid to say so".
David Cameron called himself a "committed" but "vaguely practising" Christian
In a speech in Oxford on the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, the prime minister called for a revival of traditional Christian values to counter Britain's "moral collapse".
He said "live and let live" had too often become "do what you please".
The PM said it was wrong to suggest that standing up for Christianity was "somehow doing down other faiths".
Describing himself as a "committed" but only "vaguely practising" Christian, the PM admitted he was "full of doubts" about big theological issues.
'Don't do God' But he staunchly defended the role of religion in politics and said the Bible in particular was crucial to British values.
"We are a Christian country and we should not be afraid to say so," he told the audience at Christ Church.
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