I refer to the letter from Michael Young (‘Statistics need to be accurate’, Your Views, March 24) in which he makes the very sweeping statement many people ticked the Christian box in the 2001 census “yet do not hold Christian beliefs, go to church or identify as a Christian in any meaningful way”.
In what capacity does Mr Young, as a self-confessed humanist, claim to know who does, or does not, hold Christian beliefs, or who does, or does not, identify as a Christian in any meaningful way?
To be a Christian, one needs to have a belief and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
This does not, necessarily, involve going to church.
Marion and Ray Hopwood
Hillside Gardens, Barnet
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