
Britain should be more confident about being a Christian country and use faith to "get out there and make a difference to people's lives", David Cameron has said.
In his strongest comments on his faith yet, the Prime Minister admits he, like many, does not manage to attend church regularly.
But he says it is time for the church to play a greater role in politics and society.
His comments, in an article for the Church Times , follow a number of run-ins with prominent Christian figures about the Government's welfare reforms.
Mr Cameron said: "I believe we should be more confident about our status as a Christian country, more ambitious about expanding the role of faith-based organisations, and, frankly, more evangelical about a faith that compels us to get out there and make a difference to people's lives.
"First, being more confident about our status as a Christian country does not somehow involve doing down other faiths or passing judgment on those with no faith at all.
"Many people tell me it is easier to be Jewish or Muslim in Britain than in a secular country precisely because the tolerance that Christianity demands of our society provides greater space for other religious faiths, too.
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