Christmas celebrations ought to be played down in favour of festivals from other religions, according to a leaked report from a think-tank with close links to Labour.
Other recommendations are said to include 'birth ceremonies' at which parents and the state agree to bring children up "in partnership", and the removal of Church of England Bishops from the House of Lords.
Writers of the report, from the Institute for Public Policy Research, are said to claim: "We can no longer define ourselves as a Christian nation, or an especially religious one in any sense."
Mike Judge, of The Christian Institute, told the Daily Express 
: "As a Christian in Britain today, I feel there is growing hostility to my religion in some quarters of public life. Britain is historically a Christian nation, and that heritage has brought us many good things including our democracy and our education system. We should not just throw our Christian heritage aside."
In criticism of the report, Sayeeda Warsi, the Conservative spokesman on community cohesion, said in the Daily Mail : "You don't build community cohesion by throwing out our history and denying the fundamental contribution Christianity has played and does play to our nation. As a British Muslim I can see that - so why others can't just staggers me."
Commenting on the suggested 'birth ceremonies', she added: "The thought of Gordon Brown sharing responsibility with me for bringing up my children sends a shiver down my spine. I thought we got rid of communism?"
