1 in 5 say Bible-reading MPs would improve politics

In the lead up to the next election, one in five people believe that politics in the UK would be improved if more MPs read the Bible, according to new research.

A quarter of people also said they would trust an MP who is a practising Christian more than one who is not. And almost three-quarters of all people (71%) say that the expenses scandal has heightened their concerns over perceived integrity issues.

This does, however, mean that nearly a quarter of people would still vote along party lines even if they believed that their MP had behaved with no personal integrity.

The ComRes poll for Bible Society also found that:

• 72% of people say the personal integrity of their MP matters more to them than the party to which they belong to.
• Women (74%) are more likely than men (69%) to favour personal integrity over party allegiance – according to a Bible Society poll.
• More than a third of people actually assumed that their MP was a Christian.

• Full story at Inspire Magazine.

• Posted in Bible, Elections, Secularism