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| The majority of Britons do not believe the Biblical story of the birth of Jesus, a survey has suggested. | The majority of Britons do not believe the Biblical story of the birth of Jesus, a survey has suggested. |
| Of 1,000 people questioned, 70% doubted the account, according to the British Marketing Research Bureau. | Of 1,000 people questioned, 70% doubted the account, according to the British Marketing Research Bureau. |
| Almost a quarter of people who described themselves as Christians shared their scepticism. | |
| St Helen's Church in Bishopsgate, London, which commissioned the survey, has produced a film of "sound evidence" supporting the Bible's account. | St Helen's Church in Bishopsgate, London, which commissioned the survey, has produced a film of "sound evidence" supporting the Bible's account. |
| More than a fifth of Christians who answered said they did not believe Jesus was both God and Man - another central tenet of Christianity. | More than a fifth of Christians who answered said they did not believe Jesus was both God and Man - another central tenet of Christianity. |
| Young people were particularly sceptical. | Young people were particularly sceptical. |
| BBC religious affairs correspondent Robert Piggott said the findings suggested a fading influence for the Church's teaching in a secular age. | BBC religious affairs correspondent Robert Piggott said the findings suggested a fading influence for the Church's teaching in a secular age. |
| "They also reinforce evidence that believers are increasingly willing to pick and choose which elements of the Bible's story they accept," he added. | "They also reinforce evidence that believers are increasingly willing to pick and choose which elements of the Bible's story they accept," he added. |