A response to the King’s Speech
Since I joined The Christian Institute in 1996 I have watched the monarch set out the Government programme 27 times.
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GE2024: Candidate or party?
In the ‘first-past-the-post’ system for Westminster elections you vote for a particular candidate. So there are two key factors we all must consider when deciding who to vote for. We must consider both our local candidates and the parties they represent.
Ten years on: Ashers Baking Company threatened by NI equalities watchdog
Ten years ago, the owners of Ashers Baking Company in Belfast were surprised to receive a letter from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) threatening legal action. A few weeks before, they had refused customer Gareth Lee’s order when he had requested a cake decorated with a pro- same-sex marriage slogan.
GE2024: Issues on the horizon
The new Parliament elected on 4 July 2024 could vote on laws affecting religious liberty, freedom of speech, transgenderism, abortion, assisted suicide, drugs legalisation and gambling.
GE2024: Making your views known
Candidates or their canvassers may come to your door, call by telephone or stop you in the street to ask how you intend to vote. This presents an ideal opportunity to find out where the candidate stands on key moral issues. His or her opinions on these issues can be quite different from the position of their party.
GE2024: Biblical priorities in voting
When it comes to matters of public policy, Christians have to assess biblical priorities. We can distinguish those political issues on which the Bible is absolutely clear from those on which it is not.