Evangelical Alliance

Recognising ‘spiritual abuse’ is a dangerous hostage to fortune

An Abingdon vicar has been banned from ministry for two years after being found guilty of the spiritual abuse of a 15/16-year-old boy. The Bishop's Disciplinary Tribunal for the Diocese of Oxford met in January to consider the allegations the…

Bishop of Liverpool slams ‘so-called Evangelicals’, and so condemns himself

January 8, 2018
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The term 'Evangelical' as applied to Christians has a long and well-chronicled heritage. In 1525, William Tyndale explained in his Doctrinal Treatises (p8): "Evangelion (that which we call the gospel)…

Ashers Bakery ‘gay cake’ appeal judgment: 11% of Evangelical Christians haven’t got a clue about religious liberty

October 24, 2016
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It was very tempting to go with the affirmatory '89% of Evangelical Christians support freedom of religion', which would have been the wholesome, encouraging, Christian thing to do, right? But…

As 40% of adults think Jesus is a myth, has Religious Education failed?

September 25, 2015
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Richard Dawkins and the other prophets of atheism love to tell us that in the fabricated battle between religious belief and rationalism, there can be only one winner, and…

Evangelism threatened by counter-extremism measures

August 28, 2015
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The Evangelical Alliance has been surveying Evangelicals. 1,730 of them, to be precise. And it transpires that four out of five of them think government policies to tackle extremism…

This is how the 'Christian vote' now looks

June 16, 2015
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During the run up to May’s General Election, we had a few polls that attempted to gauge what the Christian vote would look like. Carrying out such an exercise…

Evangelical Alliance spins its own research to attack Government over poverty

June 2, 2015
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The recent report from the Evangelical Alliance on attitudes to poverty has caused something of a storm in a teacup. The press release accompanying the launch stated: Evangelicals have…

The equality tyranny of the 'gay cake' judgment

May 20, 2015
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"Equality as an aim in itself through government action is doomed not merely to defeat but to totalitarianism." So observed the Archbishop of Canterbury earlier this year at the…

Giles Fraser: Would Jesus vote? Yes, but absolutely not Conservative

March 4, 2015
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Anyone who thinks that Christianity and politics should never mix must be highly irritated at the moment. A week doesn't seem to go by without some form of conference, event or…

'Those Who Show Up' – every church leader should read this book

February 27, 2015
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Last week's Faith in Politics report by the Evangelical Alliance gave an interesting if somewhat predictable snapshot of Evangelical Christians' views on politics and their likely voting intentions. The…

This General Election is bringing in a new level of Christian engagement

February 8, 2015
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There's something about the build-up to a General Election that is both fascinating and morbid at the same time, as we, the electorate, see a group of gladiators -…

Universities to censor Zionists, Pro-Lifers and advocates of Holy Matrimony

January 28, 2015
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Prevent Duty Home Office 17 December 2014 Protecting the UK against terrorism The Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill, which is currently before Parliament, seeks to place a duty on specified…

Show Up: we need God's vision for the future of politics

January 14, 2015
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Just in case anyone wasn't paying attention to Twitter yesterday, Christians in Politics - which is the umbrella group of Christians on the Left, the Conservative Christian Fellowship and…

Steve Chalke, sexuality and the redemption of the Church

November 10, 2014
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Over the last four decades of being a Christian there have been a handful of individuals who have significantly influenced and shaped my faith. My parents come out top…