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Category - church and state

3 Apr 2007

Cardinal says religious freedom is part of plural society

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.
19 Mar 2007

Lord Carey re-opens the disestablishment debate

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.
30 Jan 2007

Cardinal raises debate about church-government relations after adoption row

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.
29 Jan 2007

Renewed Australian row about the boundaries of faith and politics

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.
21 Jan 2007

Comment on Bishop Harper's remarks about disestablishment
8 Jan 2007

Taking the Posh Out of the Spice

How Jesus turns monarchy on its head
10 Dec 2006

Thinking otherwise about public religion by Simon Barrow

Secularity as an ecumenical virtue
13 Oct 2006

A compromised political witness by Jonathan Bartley

How Establishment confuses faith in politics
3 Mar 2006

Church-State war looms over women bishops: Ruth Gledhill
14 Dec 2005

Gay clergy, church and state a BBC London Television Evening News Special - BBC1 December 14 2005

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