Stephen Bates Religious Affairs Correspondent The Guardian Newspaper

Stephen Bates is the Guardian's religious affairs correspondent and also writes about royalty for the paper. He has been a journalist for 28 years, working for a range of media organisations including the BBC, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail and, for the last 14 years, the Guardian. He also writes extensively for a range of national and international British and foreign magazines and is the author of a forthcoming book on the crisis over homosexuality in the Anglican Communion: A Church at War, to be published by IB Tauris in June. In a varied career, Stephen Bates has also been an education correspondent, political correspondent and, for five years, the Guardian's European Affairs Editor, based in Brussels and reporting on the European Union.

"Religious belief is among the most fundamental to human beings. The media must play a role in ensuring that everyone has the freedom to pursue that belief where it leads." Milica Pesic, Director	"OneWorld, a global online media network based on values of humanity and justice, is pleased to support the national conference on the media and a multi faith society." Miles Litvinoff, Programme Manager	"The Newspaper Society, the voice of Britain’s regional press, is delighted to support the national conference on the media and a multi faith society." Lynne Anderson, Communications Director

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"This conference is so important. I hope it will open up a full debate on how we can stop the spread of division and fear and instead harness the immense power of the media to promote cultural and religious diversity as a positive benefit for our society."

Jennette Arnold, Londonwide Assembly Member and
Chair of the Cultural Strategy Group for London