VERSION|0.5.1|NAME|Dinah|DATE|1381587648|CONTENT|The Senghenydd Colliery Disaster took place at a time when Britain was unapologetically Christian.  Yet for all the avowed Christianity of the mine-owners, the government of the day and the public at large, the miners and their families were treated appallingly.  Nowadays, according to the Rev Jenkins, there are widespread efforts by the local chapels and churches to alleviate homelessness, poverty and hunger among the deprived in the area.  Which tends to suggest that religion works at its best when it is relatively powerless and marginalised.|IP-ADDRESS|79.71.113.11|MODERATIONFLAG|