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- 18 Nov
2009Speaking after a debate with Controller of Radio 4 Mark Damazer on the BBC's PM Programme, concerning the BBC Trust's report on Thought for the Day, Ekklesia co-director Jonathan Bartley said:
- 18 Nov
2009Commenting on the Ugandan bill to further criminalise homosexuality in the country, by imprisonment and capital punishment, Symon Hill, associate director of the religion and society thinktank Ekkl
Press Archive
- 7 Nov
2009Editorial based largely on Ekklesia's report 'Reimagining Remembrance'. (Link to Ekklesia's report is towards the end). - 26 Oct
2009Ekklesia comments on the story that the return of bank bonuses has angered bishops and spread to the venerable churches of the Square Mile itself.
TV Archive
- 14 Jun
2009Ekklesia co-director Jonathan Bartley debates with Benjamin Zephaniah, and Louise Bagshawe the funding of the NHS, freedom of speech and the abolition of the monarchy. The Big Questions were: - 30 Mar
2009Ekklesia co-Jonathan Bartley is a panelist, with Nicky Campbell presenting the topical debate from the Linton Village College in Cambridgeshire.
Radio Archive
- 1 Nov
2009Ekklesia co-director Jonathan Bartley is interviewed by Roger Boulton, about Ekklesia's new report 'Reimagining Remembrance' which looks at how Remembrance Day could become more truthful and inclusive - 6 May
2009Ekklesia co-director Jonathan Bartley discusses the new Action Man toys produced by the MOD, and asks whether children are a legitimate target for military marketing
Web Archive
- 2 Jul
2009Ekklesia co-director Jonathan Bartley takes part in a podcast looking at the role of religion in the European elections, and in particular the new 'Christian' Party which achieved 2.5% of the vote. - 5 Mar
2009Ekklesia comments on the news that the Vatican is considering welcoming into the Roman Catholic Church a group of traditional Anglicans who broke away from the global Anglican Communion nearly two dec
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- 18 Apr
2009Commenting in the light of the Evangelical Alliance's highlighting of the impact of new UK immigration rules on Christians, the religion and society think-tank Ekklesia has reiterated that attentio
- 13 Apr
2009Commenting on the Easter sermons by Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams and Catholic Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor (which argue, respectively, that Christians should live by example and sh
- 10 Apr
2009Commenting on a call by the National Secular Society for an end to state funding for NHS chaplaincies, Simon Barrow, co-director of the religion and society think-tank Ekklesia, said: “Spiritual
- 7 Apr
2009Writing for the Guardian's Comment is Free, Ekklesia's co-director Jonathan Bartley said:
- 7 Apr
2009Responding to a recent speech by the Anglican Archbishop of York, Ekklesia’s co-director Jonathan Bartley welcomed the his call for a greater recognition of St George’s Day, but warned that he
- 3 Apr
2009Responding to the latest data on marriage released by the Office of National Statistics (which can be found at: htt
- 29 Mar
2009In response to the huge Put People First rally in London on 28 March 2009, co-sponsored by Ekklesia, the think-tank's co-director Simon Barrow commented:
- 27 Mar
2009Commenting on Dr Evan Harris's Royal Marriages and Succession to the Crown Bill (which would have ended the centuries-old ban on Catholics marrying the monarch and the rule of primogeniture, under
- 2 Mar
2009Commenting on Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor's suggestion that equalities legislation in Britain is threatening freedom of religion, Simon Barrow, co-director of the religion and society thinktank
- 27 Feb
2009Commenting about the news that Catholic Archbishop Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor may be appointed to the House of Lords, Ekklesia’s co-director Jonathan Bartley said:
- 26 Feb
2009Commenting on Christian Aid's Lent 'virtual pilgrimage' to Jerusalem (see 'Lent resource' button on the right), Simon Barrow, co-director of the think-tank Ekklesia, which is helpi
- 24 Feb
2009Commenting on the latest BBC ComRes survey and an EHRC Ipsos-Mori survey, the think-tank Ekklesia says that complex picture emerging about different attitudes to religion and society shows a popula
- 24 Feb
2009Commenting on a major civil liberties event taking place across the UK this coming weekend, Simon Barrow of the religion and society thinktank Ekklesia said:
- 20 Feb
2009Following the news that the Government has apologized for endorsing a lesson plan which asked students to think themselves into the position of suicide bombers, Ekklesia co-director Jonathan Bartle
- 19 Feb
2009Commenting on the statement issued today by six churches and Christian groups against US anti-gay hate group Westboro Baptist Church, who proposed to picket in the UK on Friday but were yesterday b
