Britain is one of the least religious countries in Western Europe because the Church of England is a \u201cvery undemanding church\u201d\u009d, the UK\u2019s most senior woman judge has said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has no dietary laws, no dress codes for men or women, and very little that its members can say is actually required of them by way of observance,\u201d\u009d said Baroness Hale of Richmond, a Supreme Court justice.<\/p>\n
England was a \u201cparodoxical country\u201d\u009d when it came to religion, she added. Despite having an established church, half the population did not belong to any religion. Affiliation to the Church of England fell from 40 per cent in 1983 to 20 per cent in 2010.<\/p>\n
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