Asked whether Alpha can turn Britain back to Christianity, Mr Gumbel pulls a face.

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Mr Gumbel is insistent that there is no pressure on participants to turn up, let alone pray.

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Mr Gumbel thinks England is now so secular that people are under social pressure not to be Christians.

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She was brought in to counterbalance the more serious demeanor of, first, Bryant Gumbel and, then Matt Lauer.

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Then came Bryant Gumbel, criticizing Republicans for extending insufficient sympathy to the family, which opened the floodgates to comparative condolences.

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Discarding the clerical collar, along with the traditional language and ritual of the Church, Mr Gumbel's energetic style was more reminiscent of a children's television presenter than a cleric.

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