Britons' belief in God vanishing as religion is replaced by apathy
Unlike England the U.S. does not have compulsory religious education.
Religious Education in England is taught in all schools as part of the compulsory curriculum for children from 5 to 16. It is also compulsory for pupils from ages 16 to 18 thought is is often not taught to this age group. There is a recommendation that 5% of curriculum time is given over to Religious Education but as this is not compulsory the actual amount of time is often less than this. Unlike all other subjects there is no National Curriculum for RE. The RE curriculum is determined in a number of ways:
http://re-xs.ucsm.ac.uk/eftre/europe/eng03.html
So if you see religion or the church interfering with the government maybe the government needs to change the laws.