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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
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- 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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- 28 Mar
2008Ekklesia has welcomed debate on how publicly funded schools should be open to pupils of all faiths and none, but has questioned the National Union of Teachers (NUT) annual report's idea of requirin
- 17 Mar
2008Following the news that Secretary of State Ed Balls has ordered a review of admissions policies in faith and church schools, Jonathan Bartley, co-director of the religious thinktank Ekklesia, who h
- 27 Feb
2008The religion and society think-tank Ekklesia, which actively backs Fair Trade initiatives as part of its work in exploring alternative economic and social policies, says that the just trade movemen
- 18 Feb
2008Commenting on a leader in The Economist [Feb 14th 2008] calling for the severing of the church-state link in England, Simon Barrow, co-director of the think-tank Ekklesia, said: "The fact that a ma
- 17 Feb
2008Speaking on BBC Radio 4's religion news programme 'Sunday' (17 Feb 08), Jonathan Bartley of the Christian think-tank Ekklesia has said that the Church of England would benefit from giving up its Es
- 12 Feb
2008Commenting on the Archbishop of Canterbury's claim that rights of conscience for religion necessitate the granting of exemptions from UK legislation, the Christian think-tank Ekklesia says that whi
- 11 Feb
2008Responding to links being made between the debate about family Sharia in Britain and the situation in Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere, Simon Barrow of the religion and society think-tank Ekkles
- 8 Feb
2008Responding the Archbishop of Canterbury's lecture and interview on religious and civil law, Simon Barrow, co-director of the religion and society think-tank Ekklesia, said that Dr Williams’ senti
- 7 Feb
2008The religion and society think-tank Ekklesia has welcomed a report from leading scholars critiquing 'intelligent design' ideas on both theological and scientific grounds.
- 7 Feb
2008Simon Barrow, co-director of the religion and society think-tank Ekklesia, which has argued that an inclusive stance towards lesbian and gay people is compatible with the historic commitments of ma
- 2 Feb
2008The religious think-tank Ekklesia has expressed regret that the Scout Association, one of Britain's leading youth organisations, is refusing to open its doors to young people with principled non-re
- 15 Jan
2008The think-tank Ekklesia, which examines religion in public life and promotes constructive alternatives within the social, political and economic realm, has said that the Oikocredit global social in
- 8 Jan
2008Simon Barrow, co-director of the think-tank Ekklesia, which focusses on religion and society, but has a particular interest in promoting alternatives to violence and armed conflict, has welcomed a
- 6 Jan
2008Responding to comments about the rise of Islam and the demise of Britain as a 'Christian nation' by the Rt Rev Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, Simon Barrow, co-director of the Christian think-tank Ekklesia,
- 5 Jan
2008The churches in Britain are committing intellectual suicide if they do not invest in theological education and theological creativity among lay people (those not ordained to reserved ministry posts
