Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has been handed the responsibilities of Faith Minister in a move criticised by a secularist campaigner.
David Cameron announced the change following the departure of Baroness Warsi earlier this week.
In April this year, Pickles sparked debate by saying that militant atheists should “get over” Britain being a “Christian nation.”
Controversial
He has previously taken a strong stance on matters involving religious liberty.
While addressing the Conservative Spring Forum, the Government minister called on atheists to stop imposing their “politically correct intolerance on others”.
And in a speech last year, he warned that traditional religious freedoms were being threatened by secularists.
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