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Giles Fraser: Is secular France so fragile? The Bordeaux ring-road was at a standstill, as usual. The cars were going nowhere, slowly cooking in the 33º heat. Subscriber only	Paul Vallely: Dying bit by bit in public for years Paul Vallely laments the loss of a tree and the passing of Michael Jackson Subscriber only	Communion doesn’t mean agreeing In the divisions threatening the Anglican Communion, it is easy to forget that the Early Church Subscriber only

Simon Parke: From hero to zero IT WAS a blog read by more than a million people; and moved towards a terrific and tragic climax. Subscriber only	A bold and sophisticated theology HE WAS not a Christian, but Abraham Lincoln was a man of faith and spirituality. Subscriber only	The compleetest way to be topp IT HAS BEEN a lifeline for letter-writers and job applicants for generations. Subscriber only

Leader: Watching for the stick, not tasting the carrot IT IS an interesting time to be a priest in the Church of England. Subscriber only	100 years ago: Incense — a dusty answer THE loud cheers which greeted Mr Asquith’s statement in the House of Commons on Wednesday Subscriber only	Instinctively conservative and bound by ritual The Palace of Westminster always strikes me as having a rather religious atmosphere. Subscriber only

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