Government should stop propping up religion

London, UK – July 25, 2006 A UK think tank has said that the present situation where churches seek government support in areas like education, and government uses faith groups to prop up its own social agenda, is unhealthy for all concerned. In a new discussion...

Faith and Politics standoff a ‘dead end’ says new book

London, UK – July 3, 2006 Current ideas about the relationship between faith and politics ‚Äì both among believers and secularists ‚Äì are ‚Äúhopelessly stuck‚Äù in a confrontation which is ‚Äúas deadly as it is mistaken‚Äù, says the UK Christian think tank...

Religious think-tank suggests the abolition of marriage

London, UK – June 17, 2006 In the light of current arguments within church and state over the definitions of marriage, civil partnerships and other live-in relationships, the Christian think-tank Ekklesia is suggesting that ‚Äúserious consideration‚Äù should be...

Churches should not force school worship

London, UK – June 14, 2006 The UK Christian-think tank Ekklesia has said that the latest call from the Church of England and other denominations for more emphasis on legally- enforced ‚Äòcollective worship‚Äô in English schools is misplaced. Ekklesia says that...