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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Paul Routledge

'Innocent days when church was part of life and was embedded in the social fabric'

Today is Good Friday, and many churches will be packed as the faithful celebrate Easter.

The crucifixion of Christ, and in two days’ time, the joyful feast of the resurrection are the holiest days in the calendar.

Educated in a C of E church school 70 years ago, I had the importance of this festival dinned into me. But it seemed natural, anyway.

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