2.1.8 Rising Profile of Other Faiths

Immigration has brought large numbers of adherents of other religions to the UK in the 20th century, a trend continuing into the 21st century. This phenomenon has helped to ensure that in common with many European nation states since 1945 the UK has not seen religion disappear as many predicted. The government is genuinely interested in securing balance between all religious groups, in order to ensure the stability also of secular society. This has resulted in a tendency to marginalise the Judeo-Christian tradition as merely one among many beliefs, despite the fact that it remains firmly embedded in UK history, culture, law and politics. This provides an increasingly problematic context for the Church.