▁in ▁a ▁vague ▁att itud inal ▁sense , ▁belief ▁generally ▁being ▁more ▁a ▁resid ual ▁hus k ▁than ▁the ▁kernel ▁of ▁conv iction ." ▁▁ ▁Kenneth ▁O . ▁Morgan ▁agreed , ▁not ing ▁that : ▁" the ▁Protest ant ▁churches . ▁Ang lic an , ▁and ▁more ▁especially ▁non - con form ist , ▁all ▁felt ▁the ▁pressure ▁of ▁falling ▁numbers ▁and ▁of ▁sec ular ▁challeng es .... E ven ▁the ▁d rab ▁S abb ath ▁of ▁Wales ▁and ▁Scotland ▁was ▁under ▁some ▁threat , ▁with ▁pressure ▁for ▁opening ▁cin emas ▁in ▁Wales ▁and ▁golf - c ourses ▁in ▁Scotland ." ▁ ▁Harrison ▁reports ▁that ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁sec ular ization ▁grew ▁rapidly , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁Protest ant ism ▁cast ▁a ▁thin ▁shadow ▁of ▁its ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁strength . ▁Comp ared ▁to ▁Western ▁Europe , ▁Britain ▁stood ▁at ▁the ▁lower ▁end ▁of ▁attend ance ▁at ▁religious ▁services , ▁and ▁near ▁the ▁top ▁in ▁people ▁claim ing ▁‘ no ▁religion ’ . ▁While ▁ 8 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁Brit ons ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁said ▁they ▁were ▁Christians , ▁only ▁ 6 4 ▁per ▁cent ▁did ▁so ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Brian ▁Harrison ▁states : ▁By ▁every ▁measure ▁( number ▁of ▁churches , ▁number ▁of ▁parish ▁cler gy , ▁church ▁attend ance , ▁E aster ▁Day ▁communic ants , ▁number ▁of ▁church ▁mar ri ages , ▁membership ▁as ▁a ▁proportion ▁of ▁the ▁adult ▁population ) ▁the ▁Church ▁of