Cross Section

Ep 105: 'Progressive' Labour MPs push to change abortion laws in England and Wales

On today's episode Dawn McAvoy, Both Lives UK Lead joins Cross Section regulars Alicia Edmund and Danny Webster to analyse MPs contributions to this week's e-petition Westminster Hall debate to decriminalise abortion and discuss how proposals could harm both lives in pregnancy.
The team also chat about the new "Finding Jesus" report published by the Evangelical Alliance and the new BBC documentary "Sex After Religion" where individuals from different faith groups talk about their relationship to sexuality and faith.
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Ep 104: Labour u-turns, benefit cuts & the spiritual warfare debate around fantasy movies

In this week's episode, Danny Webster. Alicia Edmund and Zanna Meynell discuss Labours u-turns in relation to winter fuel payments and the two child cap. They also react to the impact of benefit cuts on the disabled. The team finish with a discussion of whether it is right for Christians to watch Harry Potter. 
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Ep 103: Rhett Mclaughlin's deconversion, immigration and Pope Leo XIV

In this episode of Cross Section, Peter Lynas, Zanna Meynell and Danny Webster discuss that viral podcast episode with Alex O'Connor and Rhett Mclaughlin where they discuss Rhett's deconversion. The team also react to the new pope and Starmer's comments about immigration.
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Ep 102: Should evangelicals care about the rise of Reform or the new pope?

In this episode, Peter Lynas, Danny Webster and Zanna Meynell discuss the rise of Reform and how we can be having conversations about politics in our churches. The team also talk about the importance of the new pope for evangelicals and react to our new resource, Changing Church.
Changing Church 2025 - Evangelical Alliance
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Ep 101: Reacting to the Supreme Court ruling, Trump and Kneecap

In episode 101 of Cross Section, Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Danny Webster react to the Supreme Court ruling about what defines a woman. They also discuss Trump's first 100 days and the Kneecap controversy that has taken the media by storm.
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Bonus Episode | Understanding this missional moment, with Gavin Calver

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. 
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S10E10: War, trade wars and culture wars

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?
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S10E9: Free speech, biological sex and assisted suicide

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.
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S10E8: Adolescence, male role models and benefit cuts

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. 
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Bonus episode | Interview with Rachael Maskell MP

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