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Radio 4,1 min

Are chairs too casual for a house of God?

Six O'Clock News

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A church in Warwickshire has lost a fight to replace its pews with padded chairs to make services more enticing. A Church of England court in Coventry has ruled it must maintain "quality and seemliness" in a house of God - and upholstered seating is not appropriate. Richard Lister has been finding out more. (Photo: A church with pews. Credit: BBC)

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