In May 2015 the Conservative Party’s General Election manifesto contained a pledge to hold a referendum on whether the UK should stay in or leave the European Union. With their election victory this campaign pledge has become a reality and we now know that on the 23 June each of us will be asked to …
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A story for use at Christmas time
For two days now we had hardly slept or eaten. We just kept on walking, following the refugee trail, seeking to put as much distance as we could between ourselves and those who wished us certain harm. Even now I fear every noise and every stranger; the images of heartless slaughter still etched into …
The refugees’ story – a reflection
For two days now we had hardly slept or eaten. We just kept on walking, following the refugee trail, seeking to put as much distance as we could between ourselves and those who wished us certain harm. Even now I fear every noise and every stranger; the images of heartless slaughter still etched into …
Download our Human Rights resource
Human rights legislation over the past 70 years has arguably resulted in some of the greatest advances for human society. People are able to seek protection against torture and discrimination, and are recognised to have rights to life, family relationships, freedom of religion and privacy. Yet at …
#Enough: One More Card at Christmas
Thank you to everyone who sent a Christmas Card to Iain Duncan Smith highlighting the need for every child to have #enough. Christmas is over but the Bill that breaks the link between a families needs and the level of support it can recieve from the benefit system is still moving through …
Joint Statement on Syria
The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Church of Scotland, the Methodist Church in Britain and the United Reformed Church have released a joint statement on military action in Syria: Our churches: – Express our abhorrence of the actions of ISIS/Daesh in Syria and their support of terrorist …
Church leaders call on Governments for ‘credible and sustainable’ transition from fossil fuels
Senior leaders of four major UK Churches have welcomed the Government’s commitment to limiting climate change, and have called for more to be done to keep global warming below 2°C. Leaders of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Church of Scotland, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed …
The Methodist Church in Birmingham and Citizens UK Birmingham
We spoke to Revd David Butterworth about the work being done by Birmingham Churches in response to the refugee crisis: Few cities are responding as proactively to the refugee crisis as Birmingham. The work of the Methodist Church in Birmingham, combined with the efforts of Citizens UK, has …
Churches’ Response to Government Consultation on Devolving Sunday Trading
The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church have responded to the Government consultation on devolving Sunday trading rules. To download the response click here …
The killing of Reyaad Khan and Ruhul Amin
Do we want to live in a country where we give the Prime Minister authority to sign off on the killing of British citizens? What danger did Reyaad Khan and Ruhul Amin present to the UK, or does this question not matter because they were Muslim extremists? “Terrorists function outside the law. It …