Agenda - Crime and Justice

Ekklesia’s work in this area has focused on restorative justice and reconfiguring the criminal justice system. Ekklesia is currently working on a new publication proposing a long term move toward abolition of traditional prisons.
  • 11 Jun
    2008

    Ekklesia's response to the crucial parliamentary vote on 42 day detention without trial.

  • 16 May
    2008

    Responding to the decision by an employment tribunal that a Christian charity constructively dismissed a former employee, himself a Christian, when he refused to discriminate against non-Christians

  • 12 Feb
    2008

    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

  • 11 Feb
    2008

    Responding to links being made between the debate about family Sharia in Britain and the situation in Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere, Simon Barrow of the religion and society think-tank Ekkles

  • 8 Feb
    2008

    Responding the Archbishop of Canterbury's lecture and interview on religious and civil law, Simon Barrow, co-director of the religion and society think-tank Ekklesia, said that Dr Williams’ senti

  • 8 Jan
    2008

    The Christian think tank Ekklesia has renewed its call for the repeal of the UK's archaic blasphemy laws. An amendment to abolish the offences of blasphemy and blasphemous libel has been tabled by Evan Harris MP to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill, and the issue is drawing support from people of all faiths and none.

  • 10 Nov
    2007

    Calls for the resignation of Sir Ian Blair have been missing the key point about procedures to ensure transparency and accountability in the police, says Simon Barrow, co-director of the think tank

  • 7 Sep
    2007

    Responding to fears expressed by some faith groups that religious freedom is being undermined by the frameworks of law and regulation leading up to proposals for a Single Equality Bill, the indepen

  • 29 Aug
    2007

    The current political debate about migration is over-preoccupied with controlling borders, says the co-director of Christian think tank Ekklesia.

  • 24 Jul
    2007

    The think-tank Ekklesia has said that the unsuccessful attempt by a schoolgirl and her backers to get the High Court to recognise her wish to defy a uniform policy in order to wear a silver 'chasti

  • 16 May
    2007

    Commenting an an award-winning scheme at Feltham Young Offenders Institute which provides men with a volunteer mentor to encourage them in their faith as a means of combatting re-offending, Simon B

  • 18 Apr
    2007

    Responding to the news of hate letters sent to the Dean of St Alban's over his Holy Week talk on the cross, Ekklesia co-director Simon Barrow commented:

  • 5 Nov
    2006

    Simon Barrow, co-director of the UK Christian think tank Ekklesia, said that the churches needed to speak out consistently against all kinds of violence, both by states and by armed terror groups.<

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