Ignore census results, says evangelist

Christians should ignore the recent census results, a well-known evangelist says.

For the first time ever, less than half the population of England and Wales identifies as ‘Christian’, the 2021 census has revealed. But J John, director of Philo Trust, has boldly stated: ‘Paradoxically the way to change the census figures is to ignore them, and instead focus on producing changed lives through Jesus Christ.’

The census results showed a significant drop (13%) in those having a Christian affiliation since the 2011 census, with an even bigger decline seen in Wales. However, the results do not delineate between practising Christians and those who are nominally or culturally ‘Christian’.