Church buildings britain have closed at a rate of more than 200 a year in the past decade. Even before the pandemic, we've seen religious groups selling up these assets. The other big strategy to shore up your finances is merging. But i do wonder about the demand side. We're still going through a pandemic where we've seen and a lot of death danger risk. And there is a question about what this does to people's interest in the spirit.
While Britons followed covid strictures, the prime minister’s residence hosted boozy gatherings;
widespread fury hints that his prevarications this time may be his last as leader. Religious institutions
struggled during the pandemic, as all businesses did—so they are selling assets and courting new customers in innovative ways. And road rage is common, but in America it is getting
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