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NOW CLOSED Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill consultation
Through the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) it is possible for those diagnosed with gender dysphoria and over 18 to legally change their gender. Transgender adults can apply to what is a called a 'Gender Recognition Panel' to change their birth certificate (and receive what is known as a gender…
Countdown to the Northern Ireland assembly elections
My Twitter feed is inundated with tweets from candidates out pounding the streets in sensible shoes, knocking on doors, and canvassing for every vote they can gain. They are all making the most of social media reels to let us know about the issues that they are hearing about again and again at the…
Danielle McElhinney
Beauty in difference
In our world, our differences are often used as a means to create distance between us. But God intends His people to come together in “complete unity” (John 17:23), and I want to suggest that we flourish as humans when we are united with those who are different to us because it is then that we…
Jo Evans
Evangelical Alliance statement on cyber security incident
We are deeply pained to have to let you know that we at the Evangelical Alliance have been the victims of a significant cyber-attack and our database has been compromised. We are not aware at this stage that the attempt to steal our data has been successful, but we would like to take this…
Ground-breaking new research to be released on the state of faith and perceptions of Jesus in the UK
In the next two weeks, Alpha, the Evangelical Alliance, HOPE Together, Luis Palau Association and Kingsgate Community Church are sharing the Talking Jesus report. This new wave of ground-breaking research answers what people think of Jesus; how non-Christians view any practising Christian friends…
Neither apocalypse nor silver bullet
Context and culture war Fifty years ago, the US supreme court in Roe v Wade interpreted the constitution so as to introduce a right to abortion. Yesterday, a political site published a leaked early draft of a supreme court ruling expected this summer. The leak was unprecedented and is being…
Dawn McAvoy
Mental Health Awareness Week: what can your church do?
But what about in our churches? We may know the famous one in four statistic which tells us how many people might be affected by mental illness, but how can we talk about mental health in our churches in a way which elevates understanding, eradicates stigma and encourages compassion? The first…
Rachael Newham
Cyber security incident: frequently asked questions
The Evangelical Alliance have been the victims of a significant cyber-attack over the Easter weekend, resulting in the corruption and deletion of the personal and financial data we hold. You can read our statement regarding the attack here. Below are some of the frequently asked questions you…
How ambitious was the Queen’s Speech?
Levelling up One key piece of legislation that will shortly be introduced to parliament is the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. This will pass into law some of the measures the government has already committed to, and will likely also include proposals to reform the planning system and give…
Danny Webster
Pentecost and the Acts church today
The early church was birthed in this place. It wasn’t a strong army of people with all the answers, it was a young band of folk who were more hungry and desperate for God more than for anything else. And most importantly; they knew they were nothing and could do nothing without Him.
Gavin and Anne Calver
What's the next missional moment for the UK church?
In fact, the social and economic value of church buildings to the UK is an incredible £55 billion a year, according to the National Churches Trust. Whether it’s job clubs, foodbanks, street teams or mental health cafes, churches are rediscovering what it means to truly love their communities. In…
Kate Sharma
Persecution survivors deserve to see progress at religious freedom summit
So much has changed in three years. A global pandemic, Brexit and now war breaking out in Eastern Europe. And yet for millions of Christians around the world, little has changed; in fact life is getting worse. Open Doors note that in 2021 more than 360 million Christians around the world suffered…
Alicia Edmund
International freedom of religion or belief conference 2022
Freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) is an important human right, protected in international human rights law and reinforced in domestic legislation like the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998. FoRB protects all individuals in the religious belief they choose to practice privately and…
The hidden persecution of Christian women and girls
Recently, Open Doors published a parliamentary report exploring the impact that gender has on the persecution of Christians across the world. The report noted that Christian women and girls experience a greater breadth of persecution than their male counterparts because the persecution that they…
Nicola Martin
Talking Jesus: Four things we can do to help more people become Christians
Discovering how people get somewhere is of great value. It means you invest your time and resources more wisely. There are reasons why the paths most trodden offer the least resistance. And my favourite pathway is the one that leads to Jesus. I am desperate to know how He finds people. That’s why…
Phil Knox
