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Time to confront the literalists THERE WAS a time when Thought for the Day used to drive me crazy. Subscriber only	Paul Vallely: What would my blue plaque say? I got off the train at Euston the other day, and decided I would walk to my next appointment. Subscriber only	Giles Fraser: Longing for the truth of glory The sleigh was nothing more than an open-top car, with some imaginative use of balsa wood and fairy lights. Subscriber only

Leader: Brighter vision in the gloom THE SUPERNATURAL elements associated with Christmas — prophesies, angels, visions, warning dreams, celestial signs — are routinely packed away with the... Subscriber only	A lesson from France HOW terrible is the apostasy of once Catholic France may be perceived in an incident reported from Dijon. Subscriber only	Capitalism is based on faith and hope ‘Faith, hope, and trust allow us to let go of our money to find its most productive home’ Subscriber only

Simon Parke: Big picture, small life LET US begin the New Year with a clear view of the big picture — which, rather shockingly, turns out not to exist. Subscriber only	The benefits of a pragmatic approach IN NAMING the key figures of his administration, President-elect Obama has been standing by his claim. Subscriber only	Christianity has no political agenda ‘Christianity cannot tell us what policies we must pursue’ Subscriber only

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