How do you answer 'this company operates with a christian ethos and staff are expected to be in sympathy with our christian ethos statement Please comment'?

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In many jurisdictions, only religious organisations and certain charities would be permitted to make such a statement. However, if you are seeking a job with the organisation and are willing to overlook this, you probably would not mention this.

The statement does not require you to state that you are a Christian, but does suggest that you would be expected to live up to the standards that the company's owners consider to be Christian ethics. Your comment could be that you wholeheartedly support this view and would not wish to work for an organisation that had low ethical standards. Depending on your personal life situation and whether you feel it an impertinence to be required to do so, you could state whether you are married, whether you attend church and whether you are involved in charity or social activities. Leave out anything that a narrow-minded person could hold against you.