Today parliament will be debating co-operation between local government and faith groups. This debate follows on from the Faith in the Community report produced by the Evangelical Alliance for Christians in Parliament. It finds that a large number of local authorities (LAs) are… Read More ›
Christians in Parliament
Major new parliamentary report published on relationship between local authorities and churches
Back in February 2012 the All-Party Group, Christians in Parliament produced a major report on the freedom of Christians in the UK entitled Clearing the Ground. One of the main findings of the report was that there is widespread religious illiteracy in many public… Read More ›
Recommended website of the week: Mars Hill
When Mars Hill is mentioned in Christian circles it usually is in relation to either a) Mars Hill Church in Seattle led by the controversial author and speaker, Mark Driscoll or b) Mars Hill Church in Michigan until recently led by… Read More ›
New twist in Christians in Parliament’s criticism of the ASA
Plenty of debate has been stirred up this week in response to the publication of a letter from Christians in Parliament to the Advertising Standards Authority criticising their ruling that Christians cannot advertise the belief that God physically heals. One… Read More ›
Christians in Parliament challenge ASA’s ‘God can heal’ ban
If you have been following the events surrounding Healing on The Streets – Bath and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over the ruling that Christians cannot advertise the belief that God physically heals, then you will be interested to know… Read More ›
Clearing the Ground a review – part 1: Religious illiteracy is strangling freedom of belief
Section 1. Is there a problem? ‘Religious freedom is in the news. The statutory framework affecting the manifestation of religious belief has changed extensively over the past decade in the UK – and recent high profile cases have demonstrated how… Read More ›