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New figures show we are turning our back on God

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Are we just pretending we are still a Christian country?

As a country we seem to be slowly but surely turning our back on God. A major survey for the Office for National Statistics shows a drop in the number of people who say they are Christians and a drop in the number of people who have any faith.

How many babies do you think were adopted in the UK last year? Sixty is the number of babies adopted last year, less than half the total in 2007, even though there are more than 3,500 children under one-year-old in the care system.

Should it be easier to adopt?

Children's Minister Tim Loughton says the government's determined to speed up the process.

We speak to Jenny Whittle the cabinet member for specialist children's services at Kent County Council.

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Thu 29 Sep 2011 09:00

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  • Thu 29 Sep 2011 09:00