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  • 17 Oct
    2008
    Suing God, Jeremy Vine Show, BBC Radio 2, 17 October 2008
    Radio 2Ekklesia co-director Jonathan Bartley debates a legal case in the US where a senator h
  • 3 Jul
    2008
    The law on a wing and prayer

    Should parents who choose to treat their children's illnesses with prayer rather than medicine be charged with abuse, neglect, or even manslaughter when their children die? Shawn F. Peters explores the issues.

  • 16 Feb
    2008
    Solving a problem like Sharia?

    Though the headlines have receded, the blogopshere is still buzzing with the fall out of the Rowan Williams / Sharia 'debate'. More thoughtful material is now emerging.

  • 11 Feb
    2008
    Christian Socialist MP denounces 'hysterical response' to Williams

    A priminent Labour MP, speaking on behalf of the Christian Socialist Movement, has condemned the "hysterical and largely uninformed media response" to Archbishop Rowan Williams' lecture on civil and religious law in Britain.

  • 9 Feb
    2008
    Is Islamic Law Ethical?
    26/02/2008 - 18:30

    In a largely secular Britain faith is again a hot topic. Its political dimensions have attracted considerable attention but there has been relatively little about its legal implications.

  • 1 Nov
    2007
    Tribunal rules against magistrate opposed to gay adoptions

    An English magistrate who says he felt forced to resign because he was unwilling to enact the law on adoption by gay and lesbian couples has lost his appeal over claims that he was subject to anti-Christian discrimination.

  • 30 Oct
    2007
    Church of England pledges to root out past and present child abusers

    Following renewed criticism of its past practice, the Church of England has confirmed "the broad principles for a protocol for the systematic review of past child protection cases", following on from the Archbishop of Canterbury's announcement earlier in 2007.

  • 11 Oct
    2007
    Hate speech and free speech

    Jack Straw has decided to introduce legislation which will prohibit the incitement of homophobic hatred. It is well-intentioned, but will this legislation work? Is it necessary?

  • 9 Oct
    2007
    Canadian Mennonites protest treatment of US humanitarian asylum worker

    The arrest last month of a US humanitarian worker entering Canada with 12 Haitian asylum seekers has serious implications for church groups and organizations that help refugees, says Mennonite Central Committee Canada’s refugee coordinator.

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