Pearl Harbour and church attendance

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

The Japanese peace envoys visiting the White House during the Pearl Harbour attacks, the use of Biblical language by modern-day Americans and the fall in church attendance.

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Fri 23 Mar 199021:00

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Fri 23 Mar 199021:00
BBC Radio 4

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