Over the past week or so it has been encouraging to see comments being made by a number of high-profile individuals on the subject of Christianity in modern day Britain.

Last week we had the Prime Minister encouraging individuals in the public domain to be open about their faith and the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey advocating a “tougher church” which should not be afraid to stand up and speak out. This week BBC Radio presenter Simon Mayo has spoken out against the Corporation’s marginalising of religion.

This is an encouraging step forward. Of course one would expect the former Archbishop of Canterbury to speak out for Christianity, but comments by the Prime Minister and a well known radio presenter of a popular show are less expected. One hopes that this is a sign of things to come and that the stigma which currently surrounds speaking about religion, especially Christianity, will become a thing of the past.