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What the decriminalisation of abortion really means in practice
Labour MPs Tonia Antoniazzi and Stella Creasy have each tabled amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill – New Clause 1 and New Clause 20 – aiming to fully decriminalise abortion in England and Wales. As Christians, we believe every human being bears God’s image and has inherent dignity from…
Mark Gilmore
Should Christians use AI?
Moving with the times I have been a Christian for over 40 years and have always worked in technology. I currently work for a global bank in AI/Machine Learning, giving me a professional head start on others attempting to get to grips with this new technology. The most recent use of AI is by far the…
Kenny O'Donnell
Parliament votes to legalise unsafe and dangerous abortion
Instead of the law protecting both lives in pregnancy, all unborn children have lost legal protections and women have been abandoned by those tasked and paid to provide care. Some women will risk their own lives and health in the name of ‘autonomy’. Others will be coerced into ‘choosing’ by…
Dawn McAvoy
Church leaders meet with their MP: an encouraging collaboration
As we know, the 2024 general election brought huge political change, with a considerable proportion of MPs being new to office. As an advocacy team we have been connecting with many of the new MPs in different ways. Over the last few months, we have connected member churches with MPs in Scotland,…
Zanna Meynell
Assisted suicide bill advances to the House of Lords
It is often said, how a society treats its most vulnerable is a reflection of how it measures and values humanity. I would like to go one step further and suggest the decision of politicians to conceive and propose to legalise assisted suicide in England and Wales is a reflection on how cultural…
Alicia Edmund
Defining "Islamophobia" could restrict gospel freedom
Religion, politics, ethnicity and free speech are difficult conversations to have in a public forum without fear and are also a policy weakness for politicians who are either faith illiterate or struggle to appreciate the interaction between religions. However, there is no excuse to tolerate the…
Alicia Edmund
Keir Starmer’s first year in office as prime minister: a tale of two halves
It is my view that the prime minister needs to shift his political focus from international statesman, where he has been more comfortable leading on the global stage, to driving the government’s domestic agenda. Labour’s first year in government has been chaotic and confusing at times and needs…
Alicia Edmund
Why ‘colourblindness’ doesn’t help the church
When Michael was told this, he heard something like: “I don’t want to hear or acknowledge some of the most beautiful parts of who you are ethnically and culturally, and I don’t want to walk with you in the pain of what you have experienced racially.” It is not uncommon to hear “I don’t see colour.”…
Jessie Tang
Created for connection: life as a foreigner in Seoul
Cue a flurry of house renovating, a flood, more house renovating and finally in December 2018, after a final Christmas for a while in the UK, we got on the plane. I was not new to travelling and living overseas, but this had not prepared me for the most alien place I had ever been to. When we…
Heather Carruthers
Scotland church leader gatherings – Dundee
Church leader gatherings – Dundee As we step into a new season of leadership, we are hosting a series of in-person gatherings to connect with church leaders across Scotland. These gatherings are designed to strengthen relationships, share vision and seek God’s direction together. This will be a…
From tolerated to celebrated: how we can include children in our services
I was intrigued. This wasn’t a typical Sunday morning; I was conducting research for my master’s degree into children’s voices in the church. Towards the end of the focus group, I asked a five-year-old boy about the sad faces. He confidently told me, “Those are the people in grown-up church. I…
Lisa Barr
Telling better stories: how Christians can reclaim media for truth
The rhythm of a weekly or daily paper has been replaced by the endless scroll. Social media, especially for younger generations, is now the dominant source for news and commentary. The influence of old press barons has faded, overtaken by AI tech entrepreneurs who control both platforms and…
Duncan Williams
A Christian response to the government's ten-year NHS plan for England
The government have released their long-awaited Ten-Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future. Are these the planned changes that the country has been crying out for or have they bitten off more than they can chew? Our report Thinking faithfully about politics was released in the lead up to…
Zanna Meynell
Good News People: Small Group Resources
There’s a reason these resources are named ‘Good News People’ and not ‘Good News Person’. As such, the book has been written in a way that does work for individuals to benefit from it on their own, but to maximise its impact it can be read as a small group community. This small group material is…
