Humanists say our mourning of the Queen is too religious. But our Christian heritage is exactly what they need.
As hundreds of thousands attend memorials at churches and cathedrals and millions watch her funeral, Glen Scrivener says the death of the Queen is reminding the nation of its historic Christian roots.
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