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Creative ministry: A gateway to the gospel
They’ve also produced regular broadcasts on BBC and RTE TV and Radio, often producing scripts for services as well as music. 'Patrick', the most recent of NIA’s concerts, was an evening of music and stories to celebrate Ireland’s patron saint, livestreamed from Belfast Cathedral. I spoke to…
Helen Locke
Time to Talk
Some form of relationships and sex/sexuality education (RSE) is taught in primary and secondary schools across the United Kingdom. While schools teach children and young people some things about relationships, sex, and sexuality our culture arguably teaches them more. The smart phone in their…
Race and ethnic disparities
Israel Olofinjana and Gavin Calver on the government's race report and envisioning a just society
NOW CLOSED: Responding to the New Plan for Immigration
The majority of the plan includes reforms for the refugee and asylum system, aiming to simplify claims and appeals, enable greater punishment for criminals and remove legal anomalies. There has been significant backlash against the plan, and the Evangelical Alliance shares concerns that it would…
Immigration proposals prioritise politics over people
The Home Office says in its proposals that it wants “an asylum system that helps the most vulnerable and is not openly gamed by economic migrants or exploited by people smugglers”. However, this demonstrates a misunderstanding of the issues they are trying to resolve and the principles upon which…
Scottish National Party election profile
The Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centrist party founded on the aim of delivering an independent Scotland. They are currently the largest party in Scotland in terms of their membership, MSPs in the Scottish Parliament and Scottish MPs in Westminster. They have formed the three devolved…
Connect resource: UK
At this time of political unrest and uncertainty following the change in government, public representatives are overstretched and consumed by the gravity of the health, economic and social crisis in front of us. What better time for Christians and church leaders to connect with public…
Connect resource: Northern Ireland
Welcome to Connect, a vital resource from the Evangelical Alliance designed to help Christians in Northern Ireland engage with the evolving political landscape. With a Sinn Féin first minister and a UK-wide Labour government, the political environment is shifting rapidly. Connect provides…
Scottish Labour Party election profile
The Scottish Labour Party (Labour) is a centre-left party that traditionally supports labour rights. The party is opposed to a second independence referendum and the idea of independence. Since the foundation of the party in 1900, it has enjoyed strong support in Scotland; the first two devolved…
Connect resource: Wales
The Evangelical Alliance in Wales longs to see Christians engaging with their public representatives, praying for them and seeking to build long-lasting relationships where church-led community projects or the work of Christian charities across Wales are recognised, valued and celebrated. As…
Scottish Conservative Party election profile
The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (Conservatives) is a centre-right party opposed to Scottish independence. For the last parliamentary term, the party has had the second largest number of MSPs in the Scottish Parliament, the second largest number of Scottish MPs in Westminster, and has…
Scottish Liberal Democrats election profile
The Scottish Liberal Democrat Party is a centrist party which currently has five MSPs in the Scottish Parliament. After Scottish devolution in 1999, the Scottish Liberal Democrats governed in a coalition with Labour, they are now the joint fourth largest party in Scotland. Whilst the Liberal…
Scottish Green Party election profile
The Scottish Green Party is an environmentally focused party, with their policies often being classified as left-wing, which currently holds five parliament seats. Whilst they are only the fourth largest party in the Scottish Parliament, their status as one of the only parties supporting Scottish…
Are COVID-status certificates a passport to restricted religious freedom?
New regulations have been frequently published hours before they come into force, subject only to a simple vote for subsequent approval without any scope for amendments or meaningful debate. All of this could fade into comparative insignificance if vaccine passports are used and required in some of…
Danny Webster
