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  • 17 Feb
    2008
    Keeping up with the Joneses

    There would seem to be a contradiction in Bishop of Liverpool James Jones speaking up bravely for lesbian and gay people pastorally in a new book, and then defending the very privilege which enables his church to discriminate against them in law.

  • 12 Feb
    2008
    Conscience and religious exemptions

    Commenting on the Archbishop of Canterbury's claim that rights of conscience for religion necessitate the granting of exemptions from UK legislation, the Christian think-tank Ekklesia says that whi

  • 9 Nov
    2007
    Religious right defeated on lesbian and gay equality in the US

    Despite intense lobbying from the religious right in the USA, the Democratic-led House of Representatives has defied a White House veto threat by voting to outlaw workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation.

  • 3 Nov
    2007
    Communities minister fuels debate about churches and public service provision

    Church and faith groups have a key role to play in bringing transformation to communities across the UK, according to the government minister responsible. But critics say many questions remain about the agendas of both parties.

  • 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
    Churches need to face the challenge of change

    From an interview in the latest issue of SCM's 'Movement' magazine with Ekklesia co-director Simon Barrow, examining the challenge to the churches of post-Christendom, the current era in which thei

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