The facts and figures are all available on Bible Society's website, and there's a comprehensive FAQ section for those who want a deeper dive. But it's worth just stressing that this is good, robust data. Because it's counter-intuitive – after all, everyone knows the Church is in decline, don't they? – there's been some push-back from sceptics; some of them reasonably well-informed, some, shall we say, rather less so.
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