Religion news 22 December 2023
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“We fail Christmas” when there is no call for peace on earth through a ceasefire; Esther Rantzen’s wish to “buzz off to Europe” for assisted dying triggers new campaign; Simon Hoare, government’s faith minister in the Commons, on political point scoring about the nativity story