Category - british national party

'Christians' on the BNP List, BBC's Will Crawley, 19 November 2008

Jonathan Bartley — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:48:08 +0000

Will Crawley of the BBc blogs about Ekklesia's analysis of Christians on the BNP's membership list, released on the internet.

Faithful communities: Fostering cohesion?

Jordan Tchilingirian — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:00:08 +0000

Start: 19/02/2008 - 11:30

An IPPR North event which seeks to explore how faith communities can contribute towards cohesion looking at how best to strengthen networks in the North East.

Government to back hands-on Holocaust education among young

staff writers — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:10:00 +0000

The UK government will sponsor student trips to Auschwitz concentration camp in an effort to keep the message of the Nazi Holocaust alive and relevant to younger generations, say reports in Deutsche Welle, The Times and the BBC.

Bishop urges voters to unseat BNP councillors

staff writers — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:15:30 +0000

A senior Church of England bishop who has a number of British National Party (BNP) councillors in his diocese, has written in an anti-fascist magazine, urging Christians to vote against the party in the forthcoming local elections.

Methodist Church publishes guidelines on BNP

staff writers — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 06:37:49 +0000

Ahead of the May local elections, The Methodist Church has launched guidelines for churches that find themselves represented by a councillor from an extremist party.

BNP seeks alliance with anti-abortion activists

staff writers — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:12:51 +0000

The British National Party (BNP) is seeking to build an alliance with anti-abortion activists in an attempt to reach out to Catholics and secure their votes in future elections.

Christian alliance with BNP criticised

staff writers — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:00:00 +0000

A Scottish gay group has criticised an 'unholy alliance' of critics towards the nine Glasgow fire-fighters who were reprimanded for snubbing a gay pride march last June, after the Archbishop of Glasgow and a BNP spokesperson defended the public servants.

BNP exploit racist fears and 'Christian country' claims

staff writers — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:00:00 +0000

The far-right British National Party (BNP) is seeking to gain ground in the forthcoming local elections by playing on false fears about race and immigration, and by seeking to exploit the mythology of a white 'Christian Britain'.

Methodists challenge Christian group linked to BNP

staff writers — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 12:00:00 +0000

The Methodist Church has spoken out against a body calling itself "The Christian Council of Britain" after the thinktank Ekklesia reported its connections with the British National Party (BNP).

BNP helping to establish church group based around racial ideology

staff writers — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:00:00 +0000

A clergyman has confirmed that the British National Party (BNP) is helping in the establishment of a new political church group in Lincolnshire.