The Constituency Action Network (CAN) — launched by the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church through the Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) — resources local churches to building meaningful relationships with their MP and works with them to speak and act …
The People’s Emergency Briefing for your church
Our call to respond The climate emergency is not only an earthly crisis, but a spiritual one. Scripture opens with a world spoken into being by love, declared very good before a single human hierarchy or economy exists (Genesis 1). The earth is not owned by humans, …
UK urged to continue its climate leadership
Faith leaders have called on the UK government to step up international efforts to encourage the phasing out of fossil fuels. Senior representatives of the Methodist Church, the Baptist Union and the United Reformed Church have co-signed a letter asking Ed Miliband, as Secretary of State for Energy …
Faith leaders say refugee families belong together
Amidst major asylum policy overhaul, 720 bishops, rabbis, church ministers and an imam from UK communities have written to the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, to raise concerns for refugee families. The government has suspended a vital route for partner reunion and for children trying to …
Should we still stop Rosebank?
With an escalating global oil crisis, is it out of touch for churches to continue supporting the campaign to stop the Rosebank oil field? Absolutely not. ICYMI*: What’s going on? The Strait of Hormuz – between …
Airstrikes by AI: who is accountable?
Amongst the on-going horrors of the war across the Middle East and on top of significant questions around the legality and intent behind it, we’re seeing a dangerous step into a new kind of warfare. How significantly is human judgement being replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) in the decisions …
The Spring Statement – or how not to have “a politics characterised by listening, kindness and truthfulness”*
Listening to the Spring Statement, it's not hard to see why people are disillusioned with politics. The Chancellor began by saying how wonderful the economy was and how everything was going to plan while the Shadow Chancellor responded with how terrible the economy was and how there was no plan. …
Refugee Family Reunion Media
Video Listen to JPIT team members Adam Aucock and Steve Tinning explaining refugee family reunion and why it matters. Case Study *names have been changed to protect identities A trauma survivor, refugee and father is desperately hoping to be reunited with his partner and young …
Refugee Family Reunion Letter
Please read, share, and sign our letter raising deep concerns about plans to stop refugee family reunion. Dear Home Secretary, As leaders from faith communities across the UK, we write with deep concern about the Government’s plans to permanently curtail refugee family …
Refugee Family Reunion Explainer
Those of us without experience of the asylum and refugee system in the UK might not be aware of the refugee family reunion scheme. This explainer covers some of the basics about how the scheme used to work, how the government is seeking to change it and why church, and other faith leaders, should …