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Introducing Adam
I’m Adam and I’m pleased to introduce myself as the newest addition to the Joint Public Issues Team. I will be joining as the Advocacy Coordinator within the Methodist Church to help the JPIT churches amplify their impact and bring … Continue reading
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The world trembles
In a guest blog, Revd Charity Tozivepi-Nzegwu reflects on recent international events. I have learnt that there are moments when the world trembles, not because violence has already erupted, but because the conditions for it are being normalised. When power … Continue reading
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After COP30: Balancing Lament & Hope
Watching from afar through headlines and Instagram posts, I was unsure how to feel about COP30 last month. As a former youth climate striker, my teenage sense of optimism has been somewhat dampened. The more I learn about politics, negotiation, and multilateral cooperation, the more exasperated I become. It’s easy to be cynical towards COP as a … Continue reading
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Child poverty: a step forward
JPIT’s Paul Morrison explains the context for the response from faith leaders to the government’s child poverty strategy Today faith leaders have responded to last week’s child poverty strategy. The headline from the strategy, and the headline from the leaders’ … Continue reading
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Child poverty strategy “a welcome step in the right direction”, say faith leaders
Senior faith leaders have issued a joint response to the government’s recently published Child Poverty Strategy. In it, they “celebrate” the most significant policy change in the strategy, the removal of the two-child limit on benefits, which is set to … Continue reading
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Is Tommy Robinson the person to put Christ back into Christmas?
What will Unite the Kingdom’s rally really put into Christmas? Every year, there are calls to ‘put Christ back into Christmas’. The gospel good news message of love, peace, goodwill and hope embodied in Christ’s coming is desperately needed in … Continue reading
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‘Good news of great joy… for all!’
Supporting churches to respond to the co-option of Christmas by the Far Right Local churches across the UK will already have well-developed plans for celebrating Christmas – both in our church buildings and with our wider communities. Each of us … Continue reading
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Human Rights Day
On 10 December, people around the world mark Human Rights Day. Human rights protected by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) include the rights to life, free elections, a fair trial, freedom of expression, freedom of thought, conscience and … Continue reading
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Stark risks for UK’s churches, says NCT survey
In a report based on its national survey of churches in the UK, the National Churches Trust (NCT) paints a mixed picture of the state of local church buildings and the fortunes of their congregations. The survey, NCT’s first for … Continue reading
Northern Synod member appears on new BBC documentary
A member of the United Reformed Church has featured on a new BBC documentary about the British Empire. Empire with David Olusoga comprising, three episodes, is available on BBC iPlayer. [embedded content] Patricia Poinen, a member of Northgate United Reformed … Continue reading
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