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Commentary
Regular comment and analysis from some of our staff and associates.
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November 29, 2018
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November 28, 2018
Mithras to Mormon: A religious history of London by Philippa Bernard
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November 17, 2018
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November 10, 2018
How a war ends is as important as the manner of its beginning. It is in that ending that injustice and hatred may be sown.
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November 9, 2018
Following the Brexit Secretary’s revelation that he is just getting to grips with the implications of Britain being an island, we probably should not be disappointed or surprised by anything from t
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November 6, 2018
Good evening and welcome to Ekklesia’s coverage of the 2018 US midterm elections. Tonight we are concentrating on what may be five of the closest, most consequential races.
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November 6, 2018
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November 2, 2018
Hardliners are protesting in Pakistan after the conviction for blasphemy of a Christian farm labourer, Asia Bibi, was overturned .
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October 29, 2018
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October 29, 2018
The US government is seeking to roll back the rights of transgender and intersex people, women’s rights and those of lesbian, gay and bisexual people.
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October 26, 2018
Edward Bawden was a remarkable artist-craftsman-maker, skilled in many media. He was a fine water-colourist, printmaker and designer.
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October 15, 2018
As Universal Credit (finally) approaches the top of the political agenda, now seems a good time to reflect on how it was devised.
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October 11, 2018
The Supreme Court has decided that Ashers Bakery in Northern Ireland did not discriminate by refusing to make a cake iced with the slogan ‘Support Gay
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October 2, 2018
The role of charities in the UK seems to get more confused and confusing by the day.
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September 22, 2018
Speaking truth to power is a blade with two edges.
