Category - establishment

Church of England supremo enters six horses at Ascot

Jonathan Bartley — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:58:05 +0100

I see that the Queen is entering a record six horses at Ascot this year.

Succession debate points to disestablishment

Press Office — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:37:03 +0000

Commenting 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

Bid to end Crown's discrimination against women and Catholics

staff writers — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:30:50 +0000

A Liberal Democrat MP today introduced a private members Bill in the House of Commons seeking to change the rules of succession to the throne, including giving women and Catholics equal rights.

New call on government to end ban on Catholic monarch

staff writers — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:12:17 +0000

A Scottish Nationalist MSP has added further weight to appeals from both civic and religious groups for the UK government to end the long-standing ban on a Roman Catholic becoming king or queen.

Disestablishing the kingdom

Tom Hurcombe — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:26:29 +0000

In the 'United Kingdom' it is our political inheritance which is defining how we see God and the place of the church, rather than a vision of the kingdom of God which is shaping our politics, says Tom Hurcombe. The vision of Jesus and monarchical assumptions are fundamentally antagonistic.

A kingdom, but not as we know it

Christopher Rowland — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:02:56 +0000

How strange that the Church of England tries to justify Establishment on biblical grounds, says leading biblical scholar Chris Rowland, when the prophetic tradition and Jesus point in such a different direction.

Disestablishment 'would make the church more Christian' says national newspaper

staff writers — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:38:24 +0100

Disestablishment would make the Church of England more Christian, a national newspaper has said. The comments came in an editorial in the Times newspaper.

Giving up Establishment for Lent

Simon Barrow — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:35:23 +0000

The natural presumption of Establishment insulates the Church of England, says Simon Barrow. Even worse, it takes the opposite direction to Jesus, who rejected worldly power in the Temptation that Christians recall during Lent.

Mixed views and disestablishment calls greet Archbishop's speech

staff writers — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:28:06 +0000

Rowan Williams clarified the nub of his thinking and showed contrition for clumsiness, but he declined to apologise and is not off the hook, say commentators and other public figures today, amid calls for disestablishment.

Church of England head seeks a multi-faith settlement for the UK

staff writers — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:52:51 +0000

As Dr Rowan Williams faced calls for his resignation last night over the row about his Sharia speech, Lambeth Palace issued a statement suggesting that recognition for Christianity in a secular state requires a multi-faith settlement.