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Baptism text 'is losing people'

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The Church of England is considering whether to scrap some of the more archaic language used in the baptism service, following a drop in baptisms in recent years.

Moira Astin, the vicar of St James in Berkshire, and Father David Houlding, an Anglo-Catholic member of the General Synod, debate whether the ceremony needs improving.


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