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The DEC Gaza TV appeal

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has put up on YouTube the television appeal for humanitarian aid that the BBC and Sky are refusing to show.

Submitted by Simon Barrow on 26 January 2009 - 11:39pm.
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Ekklesia on the TV this weekend

If you are in Britain and near a television on Sunday 18 January you can catch my Ekklesia co-director Jonathan Bartley...

Submitted by Simon Barrow on 17 January 2009 - 11:31am.
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The real price of war

So long as there is no just solution to the causes of conflict in Gaza, civilians on all sides will continue to pay a heavy price, says Christian Aid.

Submitted by Simon Barrow on 1 January 2009 - 1:16am.
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Food for thought

Christmas is a time when, among other things, we focus on food - for celebration and for want. But do we need a fundamental rethink?

Submitted by Simon Barrow on 27 December 2008 - 7:45pm.
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Churches challenge Woolas on asylum

Immigration Minister Phil Woolas last week attacked lawyers and human rights groups for their work on asylum. The Churches Refugee and Racial Justice Network has responded strongly.

Submitted by Simon Barrow on 24 November 2008 - 11:57am.
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Clegg in a sandwich pickle?

Is the Lib Dem leader giving good enough lunch? Ekklesia has direct evidence.

Submitted by Simon Barrow on 20 November 2008 - 9:56am.
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Still having a dream

We know the soundbite, but have you ever listened to Dr Martin Luther King Jr's most famous speech in full?

Submitted by Simon Barrow on 5 November 2008 - 7:21pm.
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What kind of change is President Obama?

The election of Barack Obama in the US is a significant change, but it is a much smaller change than many people want to believe.

Submitted by Simon Barrow on 5 November 2008 - 2:29pm.
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Empathy in a polarised world

When I was younger I used to rejoice in argument. Now I’m tired of it, even though I’m in a line of work where (in terms of the media and politics interface) polarisation is the way you are expected to play the game.

Submitted by Simon Barrow on 27 October 2008 - 9:42am.
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For one night only...

Living in a Multi-conviction Society: Conversion, Conversation & Co-existence, with Simon Barrow - St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation

Submitted by Simon Barrow on 23 October 2008 - 9:14am.
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