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3 Mar 2010

Same-sex partnership change highlights need to overhaul marriage law

Ekklesia has given a warm welcome to a House of Lords vote in favour of allowing religious premises and religious language to be used in same-sex civil partnership ceremonies.
25 Feb 2010

Move toward religious ceremonies for same-sex couples highlights need to overhaul marriage law

The thinktank Ekklesia has welcomed moves to give legal recognition to same-sex partnerships carried out by religious groups and institutions, but suggested that the growing diversity of arrangements highlights the need for wide-ranging reform of marriage law.
20 Jan 2010

Lords' Speaker permits first-ever public debate on future of bishops in House of Lords

The Lords' Speaker, Baroness Hayman, has given permission for the first-ever debate in the Palace of Westminster on the future of the bishops in the House of Lords.
14 Jan 2010

Churches and faith groups urged to vote on 29 ideas to transform British politics

Weekend voting, 'none of the above' on ballot papers and the public setting MPs' wages are some of 29 ideas to mend Britain's broken politics, that churches and faith groups are being urged to vote on in the coming weeks.
24 Nov 2009

Opposition to Uganda anti-gay bill is chance to build unity in churches

The religion and society thinktank Ekklesia is observing that opposition against the 'anti- homosexuality' Bill currently being proposed in Uganda is a prime opportunity for the churches to create some unity around issues of sexuality which so often divide them.
8 Nov 2009

87% of population say 'dead on all sides' should be marked on Remembrance Sunday

The deaths of those who fought against Britain should be marked alongside the British dead on Remembrance Sunday, according to 87% of the population, says a remarkable new opinion survey.
6 Nov 2009

Time for the religious to kick the broadcasting habit

A new paper released today by the religion and society think-tank Ekklesia highlights how, since its origins in the wartime programming of World War Two, the extension of BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day (TFTD) beyond their own voices has been resisted by Church leaders.
2 Nov 2009

We need a more inclusive Remembrance Day

A new report ahead of Remembrance Day is recommending a deeper and more meaningful form of remembrance that encompasses both soldiers and civilians on all sides in all wars.
26 Oct 2009

Poll suggests many Christians take radical stand against war

Results from a poll being released in the run up to Remembrance Sunday suggest that many British Christians want troops withdrawn from Afghanistan and an end to all UK arms exports.
22 Oct 2009

Churches need new approach to fight BNP effectively

If churches are to be effective in challenging the BNP they need to drop their rhetoric which fuels the party's ideology.

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