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Most of these were brought up as Christians. In the UK, 26 per cent of the former Christians said that they now had no faith.

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In many places surveyed, 20% or more of all adults have left their childhood religious group. Christianity and Buddhism have ...

TOKYO: Increasingly, people are holding proper funerals when they lose their dog, cat or other beloved pet. The ceremonies ...

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