Mr Hicks stressed that identifying with Christianity could be a cultural thing rather than signifying actual church attendance or even a belief in God, adding that the census did not ask about church-going activity.

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Tourists of architecture are often reduced to stopping by a Starbucks, imbedded in the church's eastern flank, to ask directions to the entrance.

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But I ask you: What kind of people feel the need to have a gun with them in church?

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The Reverend Claire Isherwood plans to ask owners questions via Twitter on Sunday before giving thanks for their pets and those in the church hall.

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If the Church in Wales decides that it wants to hold gay weddings, its governing body can ask the Lord Chancellor to make an order to enable it to do so (a shorthand way of changing the law).

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