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Budget fails to lock in support for the most vulnerable
Rishi Sunak, the chancellor of the exchequer, has announced the budget proposals for the next year. This was one of the most anticipated announcements for thousands of businesses and millions of people across the UK following nearly a year of the coronavirus pandemic and millions of people…
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill: update on the third stage
For a bill to become law through the Scottish parliamentary system, any potential legislation must pass through three stages. The first stage establishes the bill’s basic principles, the second stage sees the bill amended and clarified, and the third stage allows MSPs to vote the bill into law. The…
Rebuilding leadership
This spring, join us for Rebuilding Leadership, an inspiring public leadership series, which will see us tackle four key areas for leadership during this season: practical leadership beyond the storm;building healthy leadership in a post-pandemic world;understanding our cultural landscape;…
Changing church: re-entry
Churches have continued to meet in a variety of forms and following different guidance across the UK. However, in the coming weeks and months almost all churches will look to gather in person. If the statistics are correct, some will be welcoming new Christians who have encountered Jesus for the…
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill: final update
As you will have seen from previous updates, debate around the Act’s controversial attempt to balance protections against hatred whilst safeguarding freedom of expression has been, at times, fierce and hotly contested. Much discourse ensued, and this concluded this week with debate stretching…
Kieran Turner
Lament – a spoken word
Lament is a cry of protest and loss, expressing the anxiety and grief brought about by the pandemic, as well as expressing the hope found in the Christian faith. It closes with some raw and real verses from the Bible’s book of Lamentations offering a firm foundation on which to stand in the…
Easter on the go
I’m so glad that our local community in Eastleigh embraces every bit of creativity and fun that’s possible under current restrictions. That’s why, as part of a church plant team, I want to ensure we make the most of this Easter by pointing them towards a fresh kind of joy and freedom that can only…
Sammy Jordan
Evangelical Alliance releases ‘Lament’ spoken word film addressing UK COVID-19 grief
Today, the Evangelical Alliance is releasing ‘Lament’, a spoken word film addressing the grief caused by COVID-19, written and performed by author and evangelist Phil Knox. The film was produced with the aim of supporting the UK church in addressing the grief and challenges caused by the pandemic,…
Lockdown latest: Restarting church gatherings in Scotland
This is very positive news. We welcome the Scottish Government’s recognition that the church being is integral to the health and wellbeing of the country and the priority given to places of worship as society re-opens. This reflects previous commitments made in January and we are glad that the…
Conversion practices
Since 2018, we have appeared on mainstream and Christian media to set out our concerns to both the Scottish Government and UK Government on the harms a badly focused and poorly worded policy could have on personal choice and religious freedoms. In all of our discussions and meetings with ministers…
Vaccine Webinars - Wales
The session aimed to inform choice and address misinformation about vaccinations through scientific and theological discussion. It was also an opportunity for Christians to ask questions directly of Public Health Wales, as well as a panel of Christian clinicians, GPs and faith leaders. Bu’r…
The challenges around conversion therapy
The Government’s 2018 LGBT Action Plan set out its intention to end conversion therapy in the UK. Proposals on how the Government will do this are now imminent. In the four-year action plan, and in recent parliamentary statements, the Government has sought to reassure churches and other faith…
Danny Webster
MSPs set to debate Stories of Hope
The report highlighted the huge impact that churches and other Christian groups have had in delivering support and responding to the needs of their communities during lockdown. Produced by the Evangelical Alliance in partnership with Serve Scotland, the report submitted its survey of projects…
Dear church leaders, on behalf of your youth and children's workers...
At the start of the pandemic, many of us were asking practical, short-term questions like how we’d get our shopping or whether there’d be any toilet paper left. But as this season has gone on, our minds have gone to longer term concerns like when this will end, how do we navigate this landscape…
Dan Randall
Northern Ireland: Abortion amendment bill passes second stage
In Northern Ireland abortion is permitted up to 12 weeks for any or no stated reason, up to 24 weeks for a threat to the mental health of the woman, and up to birth for ‘severe fetal impairment’. This bill seeks to repeal the part of the law which currently allows for abortion on the ground of…
David Smyth
