This week a Church of England report was published called 'Talking Jesus'. One finding of this report, highlighted by The Guardian, is that when Christians talk to others about Jesus, it is more likely to turn them off than attract them. So how can Christians share their faith in ways that are relevant and do not make people squirm with embarrassment?… Continue reading A step for social justice and equality that EVERYONE could take
Category: Poverty
Refugee Crisis: a call to action
Prayer Vigil - this Tuesday 8th September at 7pm, central London Details and links from for the call to action outlined in the video: 1. Pray – 24/7 has launched a special week of prayer – find out more here. 2. Foster – many children and young people are coming to the UK as refugees without their parents.… Continue reading Refugee Crisis: a call to action
Victims of injustice or just bad cooks? Whose responsibility is food poverty?
On Monday I attended the launch of the report of the All Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Food Poverty in the UK. Over the last week, the whole issue has had an incredible amount of coverage in the media. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, opened the event and said that hunger is Britain is an… Continue reading Victims of injustice or just bad cooks? Whose responsibility is food poverty?
Funeral poverty: when there is nothing left to say goodbye – by Emma Tomlinson
Photo by Brett Sayles on Pexels.com A few weeks ago my neighbour’s only son died unexpectedly. He was in his 30s, without a job and there was no money to pay for the funeral. Amidst the shock and grief that followed for her I learned something else; that funeral’s are very expensive, and there is… Continue reading Funeral poverty: when there is nothing left to say goodbye – by Emma Tomlinson
Food bank Britain and the three faces of poverty
A major report 'Emergency Use Only' was published yesterday by the Church of England, Oxfam and the Trussell Trust. It outlines the reality of Food bank Britain: Those receiving emergency food from food banks rose from 128,697 in 2011-12 to 913,138 in 2013-14. Many food bank users faced multiple challenges, including ill-health, relationship breakdown, mental health problems or substantial… Continue reading Food bank Britain and the three faces of poverty
Make a stand this Wednesday against food poverty: join the End Hunger Fast Vigil, 6.00 – 8.00pm, Westminster
"Any religion that professes to be concerned about the souls of men and is not concerned with the slums that damn them, the economic conditions which strangle them, and the social conditions that cripple them is a dry-as-dust religion. Such a religion is the kind the Marxists like to see - an opiate of the… Continue reading Make a stand this Wednesday against food poverty: join the End Hunger Fast Vigil, 6.00 – 8.00pm, Westminster
‘The Bible is a blueprint for Marxism’: the theology of Jeremy Clarkson
Photo by John-Mark Smith on Pexels.com It has been an important week for issues of faith and social justice. On Tuesday, the Christians on the Left Summit debated how the church’s social action, such as Foodbanks and homeless shelters, connects to campaigning for social justice. To use Desmond Tutu’s phrase, as well as pulling people out… Continue reading ‘The Bible is a blueprint for Marxism’: the theology of Jeremy Clarkson
Church leaders call for the UK to “End Hunger Fast” this Lent
This is the text of a letter published today by over 40 senior Church leaders in The Daily Mirror to mark the launch of the End Hunger Fast campaign. It has been covered in the National News on both BBC and ITV tonight: Sir – Britain is the world’s seventh largest economy and yet people… Continue reading Church leaders call for the UK to “End Hunger Fast” this Lent
National campaign started about the scandal of UK food poverty: End Hunger Fast
Photo by Markus Spiske on Pexels.com Half a million people used food banks in the last year in the UK. Charitable support programmes are rapidly expanding but nonetheless a quarter of families are shrinking portion sizes. 5,500 people were admitted to hospital for malnutrition last year. The massive growth in the numbers going hungry has been… Continue reading National campaign started about the scandal of UK food poverty: End Hunger Fast
Christians should lead the way in a boycott of The Daily Mail
In recent days, The Daily Mail has started a campaign arguing that Britain should divert money from its overseas aid budget to give to victims of the UK floods. Its editorial yesterday said "Britain has given hundreds of millions towards flood relief overseas. Today, it is our own people who are enduring the misery,… Continue reading Christians should lead the way in a boycott of The Daily Mail
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