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Secular rituals the honest choice

Paula Kirby April 30, 2011.

Print: The Washington Post

Prince William and Kate Middleton will be married this week in Westminster Abbey. Studies show that the United Kingdom is among the most secular nations in the world, with only one in 10 people attending religious services weekly, yet the great events in British life—coronations, weddings and funerals—are all held in a church. Why is it that even in the most secular societies, people turn to places of worship for their rituals?