Briefing on equality and employment in faith schools

by | Jan 11, 2010

An Equality Bill Briefing for the House of Lords Committee Stage, January 2010 Accord (http://www.accordcoalition.org.uk/), whose members include Ekklesia, supports the Equality Bill but has concerns about some of its provisions. For Accord, the issue of employment in...

Introduction to the ‘Thought for the Day’ debate

by | Nov 6, 2009

Read the full paper here: http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/thought_for_the_day.pdf (*.PDF Adobe Acrobat format) ‘This brief, uninterrupted interlude has the capacity to plant a seed of thought that stays with listeners during the day’ – BBC Radio 4 website 1....

Writing peace out of the script

by | Oct 15, 2009

Read the full paper here: http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/writing_peace_out_of_the_script.pdf (*.PDF Adobe Acrobat format) Introduction The book 118 Days: Christian Peacemaker Team Held Hostage in Iraq, edited by Tricia Gates Brown (CPT, 2008), includes a chapter...

Databank of independent evidence on faith schools

by | Sep 22, 2009

YouGov Opinion Poll (2009) “A new poll released by Accord has revealed the depth of public concern about faith school practices. The survey, released to coincide with the committee stage of the Equality Bill, found that 57% of people ‘agreed or strongly agreed’ that...

A better future for the Anglican Communion?

by | Sep 18, 2009

Introduction The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has recently published “reflections” proposing major changes in the way the Anglican Communion is organised. Because of growing willingness in the Episcopal Church (TEC) both to consider it possible that...