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Rejoice, for verily, this is my column
In a new version of the 23rd Psalm, the passage beginning "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death" comes out as "Even if a full-scale violent confrontation breaks out I will not be afraid, Lord." It was reported in The Daily Telegraph last week that this gem - and others of the same flavour - will appear soon in The Pocket Prayers for Peace and Justice compiled by the charity Christian Aid....