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8 Nov
2009

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

18 Nov
2009

Now a question of 'when' not 'if' Thought for the Day will be broadened

Speaking after a debate with Controller of Radio 4 Mark Damazer on the BBC's PM Programme, concerning the BBC Trust's report on Thought for the Day, Ekklesia co-director Jonathan Bartley said:
18 Nov
2009

The Archbishop and the anti-gay bill

Commenting on the Ugandan bill to further criminalise homosexuality in the country, by imprisonment and capital punishment, Symon Hill, associate director of the religion and society thinktank Ekkl

7 Nov
2009

Remembrance day: Goodbye to all that, Guardian leader

Editorial based largely on Ekklesia's report 'Reimagining Remembrance'. (Link to Ekklesia's report is towards the end).
26 Oct
2009

Bankers and morality: churches turn on the modern moneylenders, Guardian

Ekklesia comments on the story that the return of bank bonuses has angered bishops and spread to the venerable churches of the Square Mile itself.

TV Archive

14 Jun
2009

The Big Questions, BBC 1, BNP, NHS and monarchy

Ekklesia co-director Jonathan Bartley debates with Benjamin Zephaniah, and Louise Bagshawe the funding of the NHS, freedom of speech and the abolition of the monarchy. The Big Questions were:
30 Mar
2009

Abortion advertising, second homes and gay jokes BBC1 The Big Questions

Ekklesia co-Jonathan Bartley is a panelist, with Nicky Campbell presenting the topical debate from the Linton Village College in Cambridgeshire.

Radio Archive

1 Nov
2009

Rethinking Remembrance Day, BBC Radio 4 Sunday Programme

Ekklesia co-director Jonathan Bartley is interviewed by Roger Boulton, about Ekklesia's new report 'Reimagining Remembrance' which looks at how Remembrance Day could become more truthful and inclusive
6 May
2009

MOD produces Action Man toys, BBC Radio 2 Jeremy Vine Show

Ekklesia co-director Jonathan Bartley discusses the new Action Man toys produced by the MOD, and asks whether children are a legitimate target for military marketing

Web Archive

2 Jul
2009

Religion and the European Election, Economist Podcast,

Ekklesia co-director Jonathan Bartley takes part in a podcast looking at the role of religion in the European elections, and in particular the new 'Christian' Party which achieved 2.5% of the vote.
5 Mar
2009

Traditional Anglicans want to join Catholic Church, Associated Press

Ekklesia comments on the news that the Vatican is considering welcoming into the Roman Catholic Church a group of traditional Anglicans who broke away from the global Anglican Communion nearly two dec

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The blog archive contains information and details about selected blogs where Ekklesia has been quoted in the past. The archive is far from exhaustive, and also limited to those run by journalists, MPs and other decision-makers. Click on the titles below to get more details and also link to the blog to see the primary sources.

9 Jan
2007

Not in my name: Rob Wilson

An Evangelical Anglican priest calls for more voices to speak out over the Government's Sexual Orientation Regulations (SORs), citing Ekklesia and Faithworks as examples.
3 Dec
2006

Let's not sleepwalk with the Christian soldiers: Nick Cohen

The Observer's Nick Cohen, quoting Ekklesia on numbers of Christians and the politicisation of the church.
8 Nov
2006

Why I don't wear a poppy on air: Jon Snow

Channel 4 Newsreader Jon Snow on why he doesn't wear a red poppy on air
3 Mar
2006

Church-State war looms over women bishops: Ruth Gledhill

Times Religious Correspondent blogs about the story that Ekklesia broke concerning a Ten-Minute Rule Bill tabled by Chris Bryant MP concerning women bishops and church-state relations.