In this bonus episode of Cross Section, Alicia Edmund and Peter Lynas are joined by Gavin Calver, CEO of the Evangelical Alliance. They discuss the hugely significant findings of The Bible Society's new report 'The Quiet Revival'. They talk about the statistics that show the church is growing and how the church can seize this missional opportunity. This is an episode not to be missed. 

https://www.biblesociety.org.uk/research/quiet-revival

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In this episode, Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Danny Webster do an overview of the big conversations that have defined the last few months. How, as Christians, can we navigate conversations of war, trade wars and culture wars?

https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/assisted-dying-bill-reaches-a-critical-point-in-its-parliamentary-process

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In this episode, Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Zanna Meynell talk about this weeks biggest stories. They start with a reaction to the welfare cuts before discussing free speech in our universities with a particular focus on the story of Kathleen Stock and the debate around biological sex. They finish with an in-depth discussion of where the assisted suicide bill is and what we can expect in the coming weeks.

https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/assisted-dying-bill-reaches-a-critical-point-in-its-parliamentary-process

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This week, Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Danny Webster discuss the key stories of the week. They dive into a discussion around the hit Netflix show Adolescence and chat about the themes explored. They refer to surrounding stories such as Gareth Southgate's speech and the fact that Gen Z are so engaged in faith. 

They also discuss the impact of welfare reforms. 

National Day of Prayer against assisted suicide - Evangelical Alliance

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In this Cross Section bonus episode, Alicia Edmund our Head of public policy interviews Rachael Maskell Labour MP for York Central to discuss the motivation behind the independent and newly established Palliative and End of Life Care Commission and her concerns with the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill currently in committee stage.

Rachael is the chair of the Dying Well parliamentary group and one of twenty-three Commissioners on the Palliative and End of Life Commission.

To keep informed with all the Evangelical Alliance public policy work on this issue visit www.eauk.org/advocacy

On today's episode, Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Danny Webster talk about a range of cultural and news stories from this week. They open with a discussion on whether single Christians should go on Love is Blind TV show, on to discussing the TikTok influencer Natalee Barnett's decision to make The Girls Spot gym for biological women only and end with a Christians' contribution to big picture policy ideas on housing, planning and infrastructure. 

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In this week's episode Danny Webster, Alicia Edmund and Zanna Meynell discuss how Christians can hold firm to the hope they have in Jesus as we navigate the ever changing news.

This includes Ukraine, a potential two-tier police system and the recent Times article about artificial wombs aka 'bag babies'. How does this concept fit into ideas of motherhood and womanhood?

https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/series/hope-in-ukraine

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/gen-z-backs-use-artificial-wombs-science-uk-0mrzdwmq5

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This week on Cross Section, Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Zanna Meynell discuss the big global stories of the week. This includes Ukraine, Macron and Trump, Germany and the hugely significant UK aid cuts.

The team go on to talk about a couple of recent stories about the killing of Christians in the DRC and India. The episode finishes with a chat about the Oscar nominations.

Hope in Ukraine - Evangelical Alliance

70 Christians found beheaded in church in DRC - Open Doors UK & Ireland

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Danny Webster, Alicia Edmund and Zanna Meynell react to this week's news stories. They discuss the increased popularity of Reform, Angela Rayner's plan to define Islamophobia (and the conversation around free speech) and discuss the spat between JD Vance and Rory Stewart about Christian values. Also, what will Trumps ban on USAID mean?

JD Vance and Rory Stewart have both missed the point when it comes to who to love | Seen & Unseen

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