Cross Section Evangelical Alliance

In the final episode of Season 7, Alicia Edmund, Nicola Martin and Zanna Meynell discuss the Welsh appointment of the first black first minister in the Senedd and challenges in leading well in politics and public life. The team also chat about Liam Fox's proposals to amend abortion laws to babies diagnosed with Down Syndrome and the benefits of the intergenerational church.
Further Reading:
https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/public-leadership
https://hannahrosethomas.com/about
https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/parliament-to-vote-on-abortion-being-allowed-up-until-birth
https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/talking-jesus-resource
 
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This week Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Zanna Meynell discuss the stories that have been hitting the headlines. The team chat through why the story about the Princess of Wales has blown up and how we as Christians can respond to it. They also talk about rumours of Rishi Sunak being ousted, extremism and Keir Starmer's recent comments about assisted dying. 
Further Reading:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/06/canada-legalized-medical-assisted-suicide-euthanasia-death-maid/673790/
 
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In this weeks episode Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Danny Webster discuss the Tories division over their attempts to redefine extremism. The team also chat about Raye's incredible success at the Brit awards and her comments about being a Christian and analyse the newly announced budget!
Further reading:
https://www.womanalive.co.uk/opinion/the-rise-of-raye-the-singer-and-her-christian-faith/17307.article
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/definition-extremism-gender-christian-groups-government-rishi-sunak-uk-xf6lbff69
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This week’s episode focuses on the political fallout in Westminster over the Israel-Gaza ‘ceasefire vote’, Lee Anderson MP's provocative language on the pro-Palestinian protests, proposed amendments to decriminalise abortion across the UK and possible law changes to restrict protest rights in the UK.
Join Alicia Edmund, Danny Webster and Peter Lynas as they discuss the issues trending UK politics and news from the past week through the lens of Christian faith.
 
Further reading:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/28/decriminalising-abortion-will-fuel-diy-warns-miriam-cates/
https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/both-lives
https://www.premierchristianity.com/features/is-free-speech-under-threat/17106.article
https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/the-local-church-can-be-a-force-for-change-in-2024
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This week Danny, Alicia and Zanna discuss conversion therapy and the current conversations occurring in parliament. The team also chat about Labour's landslide wins at the by-elections last week and the recent death of Alexei Navalny.
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This week Peter and Danny are joined by Nicola as they discuss asylum seeker's fake conversions to Christianity, the King's health and whether under 16's should have smart phones. 
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