This is interesting to me for a couple of reasons. For one thing, I'm an American and I have heard similar statements made about the United States which I have consistently rebuked, however as an American citizen I am not as well-versed in British history as a Brit would be, so I am eager to hear what they think about this.

I am British (though half-American by nationality) and I think that, although I would love to see the UK as a Christian nation, from what I can tell, it sadly isn't. In Britain non-Christian values are rapidly rising, especially among youth, which puts out an image that we are instead turning away from Christianity. I must say that sinning doesn't make you not Christian, but as it says in the Bible faith produces good works. Furthermore, many more people are beginning to see themselves as non-theists and have taken considerable measures to not align themselves with a religion of any sort. It should also be noted that due to large immigration, many other faiths are beginning to grab a foot in the door of the nations dominant religions. Though I would say Britain is more Christian, in a sense, than any other religion (at current standings) I think it is a stretch to say it is a Christian nation (especially because I believe it is nigh-impossible to have a 'Christian nation').

While we certainly agree with our friend and benefactor Lord Macaulay when he says that the Bible is "a book which if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power", we must contend with Mr. Cameron's general statement.

While one could say that the United Kingdom is nominally Christian, to suggest that the majority of the population adhere to Christian beliefs is nonsensical. The nation is certainly endowed with the Christian tradition, and therefore contains a great deal of persons baptised into various and diverse churches. However, a study of the relevant statistics shows that the average age of churchgoers is increasing, while attendance figures are clearly dropping dramatically. [1] [2]

We therefore submit that secularism is rapidly replacing Christianity as a dominant philosophy, and that the majority of persons are simply in a state of apathy.

We suppose that Mr. Cameron is affiliating himself with the Christian community for political purposes. Atheists tend toward liberal perspectives (and we do not wish this to be mistaken for an advocacy of those wretchedly incompetent Liberal Democrats), thus forcing a conservative Mr. Cameron to seek Allies in religious quarters.

We also submit that there is no statement so suspect as one tailored to the fancies of prospective political allies.

It should be, but it isn't.

Well, what he stated goes with the territory. The Church of England has a big influence in Great Britain.