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Paul Vallely: The dangers of specious democracy SITTING in St Mary’s, Putney, this week, I fell to musing on the nature of democracy. Subscriber only	Giles Fraser: Is secularism neutral on faith or anti-religious? The Thought Police at the National Secular Society (NSS ) have held their latest annual gathering.. Subscriber only	How far will they go from the C of E? ‘They have become obsessed with claiming the truth’ Subscriber only

Simon Parke: Just as day is dawning THE THING about Postman Pat was this: he always did his best. And we must hope that everyone at the Royal Mail does likewise. Subscriber only	For a decent school? Lie, or move IT HAS OFTEN been said that you can have equality, and you can have equality of opportunity — but you cannot have both. Subscriber only	Leader: Unity agreeable to God’s will ONE WORLD WEEK, drawing to a close, and the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, held in January: the one echoes and resonates with the other; and... Subscriber only

100 Years Ago: Workhouse Teas Society May we once more bring the claims of the Workhouse Teas Society before your readers? Subscriber only	Learn from the Levellers about faith and politics ‘The debates recognised that religion is always about politics, and politics invariably touches on religion’ Subscriber only	Christian love shone from his life Dick Sheppard died 70 years ago, on 31 October 1937. Subscriber only

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