st george

25 Apr 2007

'Bullying for England' by Dave Hill, Guardian's Comment is Free, 24 April 2007
23 Apr 2007

BBC debate on England's day

The BBC website has featured Ekklesia's call that "the English should celebrate their role as global citizens and not as 'narrow nationalists' on the patron saint's day."
21 Apr 2007

'Should St George's Day be a holiday?' BBC Online, Saturday 22nd April 2007
20 Apr 2007

When the Saints go marching out

Jonathan Bartley reflects on the legend of St George, his subversive story, and how he has been co-opted by the powerful
20 Apr 2007

'Call to transform England's national day', Islamic Republic News Agency, 19th April 2007
19 Apr 2007

'Rebranding St George', BBC Radio 5 Live, 19th April 2007
19 Apr 2007

Rebranding for St George by Ruth Gledhill, The Times, 19th April 2007
19 Apr 2007

St George is patron saint of dissenters, says think-tank

St George isn't about jingoism, he's a global figure who took on empire and backed persecuted minorities, says a new report from Ekklesia - which wants 23 April to be a public holiday celebrating dissenters.
19 Apr 2007

When the Saints Go Marching Out: Redefining St George for a new era
19 Apr 2007

Time to re-brand St George

The patron saint of the English should be rebranded and St George's Day should become a national day of dissent, a religious think-tank is proposing.

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