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- 9 May
2008"Arguing about the latest statistics misses the point," says Simon Barrow, co-director of the religion and society think-tank Ekklesia.
- 2 May
2008The religion and society think tank Ekklesia is backing an independent initiative aimed at marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel with a call from senior Christian lead
Radio Archive
- 27 Sep
2007Jonathan Bartley looks at the tradition of nonviolence within Christianity and discusses how such traditions inform debates about regime change and the situation in Burma. - 21 Aug
2007
Ekklesia's director looks at the turmoil in financial markets and the fallout from subp
Press Archive
- 28 Feb
2008Ekklesia quoted in coverage of the George W Bush presidential library which found a university location in Bush's home state of Texas - but controversy and accusations of bias have followed it even th - 19 Nov
2007The Church of England is to re-examine its approach to teaching religion in its schools after a "surprising" number of people told pollsters that church schools promote "narrow religious teaching", re
TV Archive
- 23 Sep
2007
'Does love of neighbour mean we should pursue a more open immigration policy? - 9 Sep
2007The first in the series which looks at the role of religion in public life following a BBC survey on the subject, as well as inter-species embryos
Web Archive
- 9 Nov
2007Coverage of Ekklesia's statement regarding the appointment of the head of the Evangelical Alliance UK to the new Commission on Equality and Human Rights (ECHR). - 21 Sep
2007Ekklesia comments on the forthcoming Single Equality Bill, urging churches to embrace equal access and rights in the public sphere with greater enthusiasm.
TV Archive
The TV archive contains selected TV appearances by Ekklesia spokespeople as well as reports about Ekklesia's work. The think-tank has featured in programmes as varied as Songs of Praise, ethical discussions such as ITV's the Moral of the Story and the Heaven and Earth show as well as harder news programmes such as BBC's Newsnight and Sky News. The archive reflects this variety. Click on the items below to find out more.
- 23 Sep
2007'Does love of neighbour mean we should pursue a more open immigration policy? - 9 Sep
2007The first in the series which looks at the role of religion in public life following a BBC survey on the subject, as well as inter-species embryos - 7 Sep
2007Ekklesia co-director Jonathan Bartley debates the findings of a new survey on religion and society - 6 Sep
2007
Ekklesia's co-director debates inter-species embryos with Evan Harris MP - 12 Aug
2007Jonathan Bartley discusses guns and gangs following the recent arrests of two prison inmates for the shooting of Jesse James and the spate of gun - 16 Jul
2007Cries of Christian discrimination in the case of the purity ring, challenged by Ekklesia's Jonathan Bartley - 15 Apr
2007
Where did the fault lie in the decision to allow the military personnel seized by Iran to sell their stories to the media. - 8 Apr
2007The release of the British service personnell held captive by Iran, and the Bishop of Rochester's comments about a moral vacuum, with Ekklesia's c - 18 Mar
2007The moral case for Trident and a national curriculum for babies feature in discussion, with Ekklesia's co-director Jonathan Bartley - 18 Mar
2007Ekklesia's co-director Jonathan Bartley discusses Christian discrimination (and fairtrade flowers).
