'Crying out for culture!' Young Britons hailed for turning to Christianity as political leaders 'shy away' from the Church

New polling by Tearfund has shown that 60 per cent of Gen Z Britons (born between 1997 and 2012) are intending on attending a church service this Christmas.

The data also found that 45 per cent of British adults are planning to attend church this Christmas, which is a sharp rise from recent years.

Discussing the polling, Mr Letts told GB News: "The data has said that 45 per cent of adults are intending to go to a service at the church this Christmas, but the more interesting part of that poll is that when you look at the younger people, Gen Z, 60 per cent of them are intending.

"And it's many, many fewer, it's half the number, for us baby boomers and the silent generation who are older than us."

He added: "So that suggests, does it not, that something is stirring in the pews."

Questioning why there is a rise in young people engaging in Christianity, Mr Letts suggested: "You have to ask, why is it happening? And maybe it's that the younger generation is crying out for a sort of cultural and moral confidence from society.

"They look around them at allegedly Christian Britain and think that it doesn't really stand for anything anymore, because so many of our leaders have shied away from the church."

Supporting the young Britons for choosing Christianity, he stated: "So many of our institutions seem to regard Christianity as something that's rather unwholesome.

"Well, I think that the youngsters are onto something here, and I think they're showing us the way."

Criticising the "political" agenda carried by the church, the parliamentary sketchwriter told GB News: "They are party political these people, some of them. I'm not saying it's all bishops, I know a couple of bishops who are fine.

"But there are one or two of them who seem to regard themselves as politicians first and as preachers second. While they're doing this sort of preaching, they preach about net zero or they preach about Brexit. So I just think that the Church of England has got it wrong in this regard."

Highlighting that young Britons are wanting more "traditional" Christian services at the church, Mr Letts revealed: "And parts of the Church of England, the sort of more bells and smells you go, the more youngsters you find. That's interesting, isn't it?

"Also if you go to the what we'd call the evangelical churches, the sort of slightly less ornate places, they're doing pretty well on the youngsters too.

"And what the youngsters seem to want, I'm talking here anecdotally, they seem to want a pretty full fat Christian service.

"They don't want this sort of kumbaya stuff and banjos playing and people being creepy and kissing one another.

"They want a bit of fire and brimstone, or they want some bells and smells."

Calling on leaders to be "proud" of Christianity in Britain, Mr Letts concluded: "Our youngsters are looking at Islam, which is really sort of vibrating with confidence.

"I saw at Gloucester railway station the other day, someone sitting, lying down and praying in the middle of the day.

"Our youngsters are Christian. Youngsters look at Islam and think, well, they're confident, they're proud of their religion. Why can't we be too?

"And they're saying, basically saying the politicians and the business people and the institutions and the broadcasters not giving news, they're saying, come on, stop being so wet, stand up for Christianity. Be proud of our heritage."