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Listen
to the programme
With
so many shops, the cinema and the new Snowdome, you would be forgiven
for thinking that faith and religion have been sidelined.
A visit
to the shopping centre inspired local author Roland Howard to look
for the spiritual side of life, and he set out in this journey to
"shop for God".
Frank
Preece has been a member of the Church of Christ the Cornerstone
since before they actually had a building, and feels strongly that
all faiths need a place of their own in a town.
The
church manages to attract a wide age range of people, and this is
maybe because it is ecumenical. Many churches in Milton Keynes have
become ecumenical, and the programme asks Lorraine Bowen from St
Mary Magdalen Church in Willen why they have decided to move on
from their Anglican traditions.
Milton
Keynes has a richly diverse community, and this is reflected in
the number of different faiths that worship in the town. The Sikhs
are hoping to build a new Gurdwara and the Jewish community are
opening a new synagogue later this year.
The
spectacular Buddhist Temple and Peace Pagoda are a focal point for
Buddhism in the whole of the western world. Meanwhile the Bahai
community are still looking for a place to call their own in Milton
Keynes.
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