British churchgoers want serious sermons not jokes

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A poll has found that British churchgoers prefer clergy stick to serious topics in sermons rather than jokes or rambling anecdotes.

The poll of 1400 regular churchgoing Christians found that they ranked explanations of the Bible as 27 times as important in a sermon as humour and “practical application” 42 times more highly than personal anecdote.

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