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  • 27 Apr
    2007
    Why we need to rid ourselves of the 'god of the slots'

    The church looking for ‘God slots’ in relation to culture is like religion seeking a ‘God of the gaps’ in relation to science: a huge mistake. The Gospel points us elsewhere.

  • 26 Apr
    2007
    God in the club scene?

    John Ruffle was rather, er, ruffled that his comment on our news story about the C of E and the BBC got removed.

  • 25 Apr
    2007
    Bishops complain about lack of religion on BBC Radio 1

    A Church of England and a Roman Catholic Bishop have called on the BBC to 'include religion' on Radio 1, saying that the current state of affairs is the 'most striking exclusion of religion from the BBC 's output'.

  • 23 Apr
    2007
    BBC debate on England's day

    The BBC website has featured Ekklesia's call that "the English should celebrate their role as global citizens and not as 'narrow nationalists' on the patron saint's day."

  • 20 Apr
    2007
    Wider range of voices called for in BBC’s beliefs radio slot

    BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day reflection spot could be opened up to the non-religious as well as the religious, argues one of its Christian contributors. Jonathan Bartley says it can help people to listen to one another better.

  • 10 Apr
    2007
    The politics of grace?

    Jonathan Bartley's BBC Radio 4 Thought for the Day this morning looked at how 'acts of grace' take on a political role - specifically in relation to the Iran captives saga.

  • 9 Apr
    2007
    Sentamu calls for generosity to change self-absorbed society

    In his Easter messages, Dr John Sentamu, the Anglican Archbishop of York, has said that acts of generosity, courage and life-giving are needed to turn society away from its self-preoccupation and consumerism.

  • 19 Mar
    2007
    The quiet majority?

    It would be interesting to know what questions were asked in the recent BBC survey which indicated that up to 33 per cent of Christians feel discriminated against.

  • 19 Mar
    2007
    Crying 'discrimination' harms churches message

    Christian claims of discrimination are negative, fail to put across the gospel message of equality, and are based on mixed and questionable evidence, says Ekklesia

  • 18 Mar
    2007
    Grounds for discrimination?

    A lively debate on whether Christians are treated unfairly in the public sphere was marred by some factual confusions.

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