According to the IPPR’s “faith map” of the immigrant population, around 4.5 million of the UK’s foreign-born residents claim to have a religious affiliation. Of these, around a quarter are Muslims while more than half are Christian
A fascinating article in the Telegraph that covers an IPPR report on UK immigration and faith trends. Unsurprisingly the report concludes that thousands of Muslims have moved to the UK because it is more sympathetic towards Islam than other European countries. Surprisingly however, amongst those immigrants that claim a faith, more than half are Christian and around a quarter are Muslims.
As African Pentecostals are among the fastest-growing groups, the report states that UK Christianity is becoming more charismatic and fundamental.
The reason for the influx of Christians is potentially connected to persecution in their native countries.
Anyway, pop over to the telegraph and have a look as it is well worth a read:-
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