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So Russell Brand was baptised in the Thames, and all his sins were washed away. Cheaper than a lawyer, I suppose
Marina HydeHis journey to Christianity was very moving, and infinitely more spiritual than his trip to the police station to deny criminal allegations, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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