Synopsis
Professor Robert Beckford talks to the Archbishop of Canterbury about an ad showing the Lord's Prayer being banned in cinemas.
- Programme: The Battle for Christianity
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2016
- Religious Education | Christianity | Dialogue between religious and non-religious beliefs and attitudes | Challenges for religion
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