The claim that "Nigel Farage can make a case for religious faith" is about his personal capability to construct an argument in favor of religious faith — a capability observable through public behavior. There is abundant public evidence supporting this. In the High Profiles interview itself (2 December 2011), Farage immediately demonstrates this capability by arguing: "I do actually think that our Christian values are terribly important, because they're an excellent marker for the way society should operate and how we should treat each other." Beyond this interview, there is extensive public evidence of Farage making cases for Christianity and Christian values around and before the interview date: - In 2010, on a BBC radio phone-in after regaining UKIP leadership, Farage said: "We have to stand up for our Judeo-Christian Traditions" and described Britain as "a Christian Country." - In 2013, he called for a "much more muscular defence of our Judaeo-Christian heritage" in a Telegraph interview. - In 2014, he described himself as a "somewhat lapsed" member of the Church of England who nonetheless believed in God and defended Christian values publicly. - In 2015, he said the UK is "fundamentally a Christian nation" and Christianity "should be recognised by Government at all levels." Importantly, the claim is about Farage's ability to make a case, not about his personal depth of faith. In the interview itself, he acknowledges he was "pretty much a non-believer" by age 18, but distinguishes this from the rhetorical ability to argue a position — consistent with his boyhood pride in being able to "argue for anything, from a flat Earth to feminism." The public record shows he has repeatedly and coherently argued for the importance of Christianity and Christian values in British public life. Sources: - High Profiles interview with Nigel Farage (highprofiles.info/interview/nigel-farage/) - The Independent, "Nigel Farage: Cameron is 'imitating' UKIP over defence of Christian values" (www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nigel-farage-cameron-is-imitating-ukip-over-defence-of-christian-values-9275313.html) - The Telegraph, "Nigel Farage: We must defend Christian heritage" (www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ukip/10422169/Nigel-Farage-We-must-defend-Christian-heritage.html) - National Secular Society, "Nigel Farage calls for 'muscular defence' of Christianity in the UK" (www.secularism.org.uk/news/2015/04/nigel-farage-calls-for-muscular-defence-of-christianity-in-the-uk) - Wikipedia, "Nigel Farage" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Farage)