The findings also ring true of Christians in the country.
The Commandments that most Brits, Christian and non-Christian, think is still important to live by is thou shalt not kill and thou shalt not steal. Ninety-three per cent of respondents said they are still important.
You shall not bear false witness, and you shall not commit adultery followed as other commandments important to the 1,680 adults interviewed.
Graham Nicholls, director of Christian charity Affinity, said this is something to celebrate.
He said: “It shows that what God says corresponds with what most of us know is right, especially when it comes to how we treat one another.
“To the confounding of scientific materialists, we still have a sense of right and wrong.
“If we believe God’s ways are good ways, then in our best moments we know deep down that the Ten Commandments set a pattern for life that is essentially good.”
However, the four commandments that Brits care about the least are:
- You shall not worship idols
- Thou shall not use the Lord’s name in vain
- I am the Lord your God. You shall have no other God before me
- Remember to keep the Sabbath day
Fewer than a third of Britons said that people should not worship idols (defined in the survey as statues or symbols).
But the survey found Christians are split on whether they still consider this to be an important commandment, with 43 per cent saying it is and 44 per cent saying it is not.
Meanwhile, only one in five non-religious…
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