According to a recent report in The Daily Telegraph, "Knowledge of the Bible is in decline in Britain, with fewer than one in 20 people able to name all Ten Commandments and youngsters viewing the Christian holy book as 'old fashioned,' a survey [from Durham University] said today" (Harpreet Bhal, "Britons Lack Knowledge of Bible: Survey," July 12, 2009).

Brian Brown, a visiting fellow at Durham University's St. John's College, responded with this statement: "We have got to recognise that it (the Bible) is the foundation of our society, upon which our whole culture has been based. To understand it [our culture]...you do need an understanding of the Bible."

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