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Britain's broken society is caused by lack of religion, says Chief Rabbi
The root cause of Britain's broken society is the loss of religion, the Chief Rabbi said yesterday.Sir Jonathan Sacks pointed to the collapse of faith as the key factor behind the failure of relationships, the weakness of marriage and the fragmentation of communities.
He said declining religious belief has led to the spread of depression, stress, eating disorders and drug and alcohol abuse.
In a speech to the bishops of the worldwide Anglican communion meeting at the Lambeth Conference Sir Jonathan appealed for Christians, Jews and people of other faiths to work together.
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