Following the Publication of the Integrated Communities Strategy, the Church of England’s Mission and Public Affairs Council has issued the following statement:
“We welcome this Green Paper as a very positive step towards a national debate and programme of action to make our communities places where everyone – whatever their background – can live, work, learn and socialise together, based on shared rights, responsibilities and opportunities.
“This aim is entirely at one our vision for the nation, committed to the common good, recognising all as made in the image of God.
“We also warmly welcome the importance accorded in this document to the place of faith institutions in building integration.