- 06, 21, 2016
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- By ReimaginingEurope
- Caroline Spelman, EU Referendum
Bridging the EU’s generational divide
Caroline Spelman looks at the reasons underpinning the generational divide underpinning the EU referendum debate. She urges those of later years to think about their children and their grandchildren when casting their vote on June 23rd. None of us should cast our vote just in our own interest but think about those we bind to our decision.
Read More- 05, 10, 2016
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- Joost Röselaers, Peace
Defending Europe’s peace
In this blog, Joost Röselaers, a minister of the Dutch Church in London, makes the case that faced with a series of unprecedented crises we need more Europe not less. As part of this effort he argues for the development of a EU army to defend Europe’s peace against Russian aggression and Islamic terrorism.
Read More- 03, 09, 2016
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- Baines, EU Referendum
Nightmares and neutrality
Nick Baines, the Bishop of Leeds, responds to the charge made by Adrian Hilton in an earlier blog that bishops should remain neutral in the EU referendum debate. Baines makes the case that stating the Church will not push a particular position - for some a questionable stance - is not the same as saying that bishops have no position or should not engage in the debate in an iterative manner. If nothing else, it is entirely reasonable for a bishop to ask questions about the grounds for assertions that are not backed up by argument.
Read More- 11, 27, 2015
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- Belonging, Guy Brandon, Identity, Values
The lure of easy answers
Guy Brandon warns against allowing the Paris terrorist attacks to lead to easy answers that sway opinion irrevocably towards the Exit option, short-circuiting meaningful discussion of what is really in our mutual best interests and deciding the outcome of the campaign before it has properly started.
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