Category - church and state

Cutting state support for the churches

Simon Barrow — Wed, 14 May 2008 08:44:36 +0000

The Catholic Church was once central to Spanish life. But Spain is changing — just like its European neighbours, says the US-based international magazine, Newsweek.

Disestablishmentarianism, New Statesman, 6 March 2008

Press Office — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:33:27 +0000

Disestablishment would not mean the removal of religion from public life

Russian priest brought in to 'bless' new missile system

staff writers — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:09:55 +0000

A Russian priest has 'blessed' a new missile system at a deployment ceremny broadcast on national television, raising questions about church-state relations, the arms trade and the civilian impact of a supposedly defensive weapon.

Pope rallies Brazil faithful, but president is unmoved on abortion

staff writers — Fri, 11 May 2007 01:06:25 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI has received a warm welcome in Brazil, the world's largest Catholic-majority nation. But President Lula says decriminalizing abortion is a healthcare necessity and that one moral stance cannot be imposed on all.

Cardinal says religious freedom is part of plural society

staff writers — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:16:57 +0000

The freedom to live out religious convictions is an important part of what it means to live in a plural and democratic society, says Catholic Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor.

Lord Carey re-opens the disestablishment debate

staff writers — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:21:14 +0000

The former Archbishop of Canterbury believes the Church of England should be disestablished if the government opts for a fully-elected second chamber, claims a leading religion writer.

Cardinal raises debate about church-government relations after adoption row

staff writers — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:39:01 +0000

Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster and the most senior figure in the Catholic Church in England and Wales, has claimed that the government's decision to refuse the Church an opt out from anti-discrimination legislation threatens the voluntary work of all churches.

Renewed Australian row about the boundaries of faith and politics

staff writers — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:17:10 +0000

In a further response to an article by the new leader of the Australia Labor Party, Kevin Rudd, on 'Faith and Politics', a senior Cabinet minister has accused him of using his Christian faith for political point scoring.

Comment on Bishop Harper's remarks about disestablishment

Press Office — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:04:08 +0000

Simon Barrow, co-director of the UK religious think tank Ekklesia, which has in the past said that disestablishment is desirable for the health of both the church and a plural society, welcomed Bis

Taking the Posh Out of the Spice

Giles Fraser — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:25:47 +0000

How Jesus turns monarchy on its head