. . . but it's becoming fairly clear that they are no longer Christian, as that term is generally understood.
This is a real conversation an aquaintance of mine had a few years ago.
English Mother to her Adult Daughter after daughter explained her passionate Christianity some: "I'm a Christian too you know."
Daughter: "But Mum, do you belive in the Virgin Birth and the Resurrection?"
Mother: "Don't be ridiculous dear, nobody believes in those fairy tales anymore."
Daughter: "If you don't believe in that, Mum, then how can you say you are a Christian?"
Mother (without the slightest insincerity or lack of conviction): "Well, of course I'm a Christian dear. I'm English."