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Betting machines curbed in crucial victory for campaigners
This is a significant victory that will help protect people from developing gambling problems, and reduce the impact of gambling losses on vulnerable people. The Evangelical Alliance has long campaigned on this issue, repeatedly calling for the Government to take action, and has today joined with…
Danny Webster
Prime Minister welcomes Speak Up resource
In Prime Minister's Questions Fiona Bruce MP asked if Theresa May would welcome the new resource. Asking the question, the MP said: "Would the Prime Minister join me in welcoming the recent Lawyers' Christian Fellowship publication Speak Up, which confirms that in our country today the legal rights…
Danny Webster
Intergenerational church: let’s show the world how it’s done
Danny Webster is advocacy and media manager at the Evangelical Alliance.This week the Intergenerational Commission published its full report into fairness between different generations. Most publicised was the organisation's proposal to grant every 25-year-old a 'citizen's inheritance' of £10,000,…
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Sola fides iustificat – Only trust makes things right
In each of the last three years, in the early hours of a Friday morning, I have found myself watching the TV as the result of an election becomes apparent. As an Alliance, we work hard to be impartial between political parties, and likewise in the EU referendum we did not back one side. But…
Danny Webster
Giving to public life
Sometimes you can try too hard to crowbar an article into a theme, or force it to fit a topic, and I thought that might be the case on this occasion. How can I talk about politics and public life in a magazine focused around giving and generosity? Not exactly an obvious fit. But perhaps the fact…
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Lord Ahmad’s appointment as PM’s special envoy on freedom of religion or belief welcomed
The Evangelical Alliance has welcomed the appointment of the UK's first special envoy for religion and belief. According to a government announcement, Lord Ahmad, who is a minister in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, will promote the UK's stance on religious tolerance abroad and help to tackle…
Director Elfed Godding will leave the Evangelical Alliance in September
Elfed Godding will step down as national director for Wales and coalitions at the Evangelical Alliance at the end of September to embark on a new phase of ministry. After a three-year period seeking God's will for the next chapter in his life and service, Elfed announced in May that after 19 years…
Evangelical Alliance welcomes the ruling of the Supreme Court on NI Abortion Law
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission does not have standing to challenge Northern Ireland's abortion laws. Former barrister Peter Lynas, NI director of Evangelical Alliance, commented: "This is a welcome judgment. It is obviously not a cause for…
Key appointment to equip young adults for mission
The Evangelical Alliance has appointed Phil Knox as its first head of mission to young adults as part of its drive to position a passion for Jesus and making Him known at the heart of its mission work. Phil joins the Evangelical Alliance following 12 years working for Youth for Christ, where he has…
Statement in response to abortion referendum in Ireland
David Smyth, public policy officer at the Evangelical Alliance in Northern Ireland said: "Today many will mourn the loss of a vital protection for women and their unborn children from the Irish constitution."There are very strong feelings on all sides and we want to commend all those who advocated…
Southgate and Trump: leadership in an age of extremes
England's football manager Gareth Southgate will don his waistcoat one more time in this World Cup when England take to the stage against Belgium on Saturday to decide who comes third at the World Cup. It's not the finale he would have wanted and as performances exceeded expectations, not the one…
Danny Webster
New Evangelical Alliance website resources and equips UK church
The Evangelical Alliance launches its brand new website eauk.org today, as a key part of its mandate to serve and resource the UK church. Focused on the Evangelical Alliance’s commitment to build confidence in the gospel and be a trusted voice in society, the new site is packed with resources,…
Where payday lender Wonga went wrong
It was a tech start-up touted to soar into the stratosphere – alongside Facebook, Amazon and Google. It attracted investors and board members from venture capitalists and luminaries of the digital world. It had quirky TV adverts with puppets, and a slick online system that provided the user with…
Danny Webster
Justin Welby: the turbulent priest and the Trades Union Congress
Ahead of his speech to the Trade Union’s Congress this week he put out a tweet teasing that it might ruffle a few feathers. He knew that it would reignite the debate that had hardly simmered down follow his involvement in the IPPR thinktank’s commission on economic justice and their report last…
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Ashers: A win for everyone
Supreme Court rules to protect freedom from compelled speech The Supreme Court announced today that Ashers Bakery did not discriminate against Mr Lee when they refused to make a cake that said: ‘Support Gay Marriage’. The key outcome of today’s ruling is that no one can be compelled to say…
