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THE CHURCH OF England has today said it is is considering alternatives to referring to God as “he” after priests asked to be allowed to use gender-neutral terms instead.

The Church said it would launch a new project on the matter in the spring to decide whether to propose changes or not.

This morning we want to know if you ever pray?

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Wednesday 8 February

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# Stone of Destiny

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