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07 December 2015

Press release

Comment on the Woolf Institute report, Living with Difference

Dr David Landrum, director of advocacy at The Evangelical Alliance, said:  

"The Evangelical Alliance welcomes the call in this report for government to acknowledge and embrace authentic plurality. We look forward to playing our part in securing a free and diverse future, and continuing the evangelical contribution to the common good.

"Some suggestions in the report, particularly in relation to education, could be interpreted as reflecting a distinctly secular perspective and need clarifying, because there is no such thing as secular neutrality. It's a myth.

"Calls for a 'new Magna Carta' to reflect the diversity of the UK are laudable, but it's important to remember that the Magna Carta, as a basis for human rights, was strongly informed by biblical principles. The freedoms for this report to be developed, and for the debate to take place, derive from the historic Christian investment in our culture.

"Effective democracy, substantive human rights and liberty are intractably linked to the Bible and the Christian faith. If we want to continue to enjoy the fruits of our culture, as a society we will need to continue to tend, or at the very least acknowledge, the roots of our culture." 

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Notes to Editors

The Evangelical Alliance
We are the largest and oldest body representing the UK’s two million evangelical Christians. For more than 165 years, we have been bringing Christians together and helping them listen to, and be heard by, the government, media and society. We’re here to connect people for a shared mission, whether it’s celebrating the Bible, making a difference in our communities or lobbying the government for a better society. From Skye to Southampton, from Coleraine to Cardiff, we work across 79 denominations, 3,500 churches, 750 organisations and thousands of individual members. And we're not just uniting Christians within the UK – we are a founding member of the World Evangelical Alliance, a global network of more than 600 million evangelical Christians. For more information, go to www.eauk.org.