Suchet, star of ITV’s Poirot, told Woman’s Weekly magazine that a charity he worked for had been recently turned down for government funding “because it was a Christian charity, even though it had been funded by the Government for several years.”

“I do feel that Christianity is being marginalized by other religions in Britain,” said Suchet, who was confirmed two years ago.

“Don’t misunderstand me. We should embrace all religions and marginalize none,” he told the magazine. “But we seem more concerned with marginalizing Christianity, and not offending other faiths."

“We are in danger of losing the importance of the Christian faith in our own country,” he said.

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