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| Demand over Charles's faith role | Demand over Charles's faith role |
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| Prince Charles should be defender of the Christian religion but no other faiths when he becomes king, a report by the Evangelical Alliance claims. | Prince Charles should be defender of the Christian religion but no other faiths when he becomes king, a report by the Evangelical Alliance claims. |
| The prince has said he wishes to become "Defender of Faith" rather than "Defender of the Faith" - a title assumed by monarchs since 1521. | The prince has said he wishes to become "Defender of Faith" rather than "Defender of the Faith" - a title assumed by monarchs since 1521. |
| The report says his coronation should not be an inter-faith ceremony, but non-Christian guests could be included. | The report says his coronation should not be an inter-faith ceremony, but non-Christian guests could be included. |
| The alliance said Christians and other faiths gave their views for the report. | The alliance said Christians and other faiths gave their views for the report. |
| Clarence House said it would not be commenting on the suggestions. | |
| Multicultural Britain | Multicultural Britain |
| David Muir, policy director of the Evangelical Alliance - an umbrella group of evangelical Christians in the UK, from more than 30 denominations - said the ceremony should either be left as it is or changed completely. | |
| He told BBC Radio Five Live: "There needs to be a separate service where other people will be included. | |
| "The actual service itself, until it is changed, is a religious service." | |
| Mr Muir added: "If they change that, that's fine." | |
| The monarch already had a duty to "defend all our freedoms, all our rights", he said. | |
| Prince Charles first expressed his wish to become Defender of Faith in an interview in 1994. | Prince Charles first expressed his wish to become Defender of Faith in an interview in 1994. |
| He suggested the title held by all British monarchs since Henry VIII implied they would protect only Christians. | He suggested the title held by all British monarchs since Henry VIII implied they would protect only Christians. |
| The prince's position was seen by many as a reflection of multicultural Britain. | The prince's position was seen by many as a reflection of multicultural Britain. |
| 100 recommendations | |
| A modernised coronation service is said to have been planned which would incorporate other religious traditions. | A modernised coronation service is said to have been planned which would incorporate other religious traditions. |
| Earlier this year the Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, said all faiths could not be defended because of serious differences between them. | |
| The Evangelical Alliance's report, titled Faith and Nation, makes 100 recommendations on areas including religious liberty, constitutional matters and the environment. | The Evangelical Alliance's report, titled Faith and Nation, makes 100 recommendations on areas including religious liberty, constitutional matters and the environment. |
| The group took 141 submissions from Church institutions and faith bodies in compiling the report. | The group took 141 submissions from Church institutions and faith bodies in compiling the report. |