We’re no longer a Christian country? Don’t panic, I say (and I’m a vicar’s wife!)

Have we really lost our Christian faith? asks Anne Atkins. And if we have, how much does it matter if the Church of England dies?

Ultimately, does it even matter if the Church of England dies? I’d be very sad, but if Jesus is who he claimed to be then his true, universal Church can never die (Getty)

Shock! Horror! Three-quarters of Church of England clergy believe Britain is no longer a Christian country!

Well, I’m married to a clergyman. And to this news, I say: thank goodness.

Imagine the alternative: “Clergy desperately cling to the fantasy that most of country still believes…” despite overwhelming evidence for much of a century.