Cross Section

S7E8: Race, Age and Disability: What does true equality look like?

In the final episode of Season 7, Alicia Edmund, Nicola Martin and Zanna Meynell discuss the Welsh appointment of the first black first minister in the Senedd and challenges in leading well in politics and public life. The team also chat about Liam Fox's proposals to amend abortion laws to babies diagnosed with Down Syndrome and the benefits of the intergenerational church.
Further Reading:
https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/public-leadership
https://hannahrosethomas.com/about
https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/parliament-to-vote-on-abortion-being-allowed-up-until-birth
https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/talking-jesus-resource
 
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S7E7: Kate-Gate: Privacy vs Transparency?

This week Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Zanna Meynell discuss the stories that have been hitting the headlines. The team chat through why the story about the Princess of Wales has blown up and how we as Christians can respond to it. They also talk about rumours of Rishi Sunak being ousted, extremism and Keir Starmer's recent comments about assisted dying. 
Further Reading:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/06/canada-legalized-medical-assisted-suicide-euthanasia-death-maid/673790/
 
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S7E6: Are we all extremists?

In this weeks episode Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Danny Webster discuss the Tories division over their attempts to redefine extremism. The team also chat about Raye's incredible success at the Brit awards and her comments about being a Christian and analyse the newly announced budget!
Further reading:
https://www.womanalive.co.uk/opinion/the-rise-of-raye-the-singer-and-her-christian-faith/17307.article
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/definition-extremism-gender-christian-groups-government-rishi-sunak-uk-xf6lbff69
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S7E5: Commons in chaos and the Gaza ceasefire vote

This week’s episode focuses on the political fallout in Westminster over the Israel-Gaza ‘ceasefire vote’, Lee Anderson MP's provocative language on the pro-Palestinian protests, proposed amendments to decriminalise abortion across the UK and possible law changes to restrict protest rights in the UK.
Join Alicia Edmund, Danny Webster and Peter Lynas as they discuss the issues trending UK politics and news from the past week through the lens of Christian faith.
 
Further reading:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/28/decriminalising-abortion-will-fuel-diy-warns-miriam-cates/
https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/initiatives/both-lives
https://www.premierchristianity.com/features/is-free-speech-under-threat/17106.article
https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/the-local-church-can-be-a-force-for-change-in-2024
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S7E4: Why so much talk on Conversion Therapy in Westminster?

This week Danny, Alicia and Zanna discuss conversion therapy and the current conversations occurring in parliament. The team also chat about Labour's landslide wins at the by-elections last week and the recent death of Alexei Navalny.
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S7E3: Fake Conversions and Bogus Asylum Claims

This week Peter and Danny are joined by Nicola as they discuss asylum seeker's fake conversions to Christianity, the King's health and whether under 16's should have smart phones. 
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S7E2: Truth, Integrity and Stormont Returns

This week Danny Webster and Alicia Edmund are joined by the Evangelical Alliance's Head of Northern Ireland, David Smyth, as they discuss the return of Stormont after two years. Other topics include misogyny in the music industry and the government's communication methods. 
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S7E1: Trump, The Traitors and Britain's Toughest Teacher

Welcome to series 7 of Cross Section. This week Peter Lynas, Danny Webster and Alicia Edmund discuss the upcoming US election, prayer in schools and the TV show that has captured the nation - The Traitors. 
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S6E12: Cross Section reviews 2023

In our final episode of season six, Danny Webster, Peter Lynas and Alicia Edmund discuss the big international, cultural, domestic and Christian news stories from 2023.
 
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S6E11: Dublin Riots and Elgin Marbles

A chaotic week in the news with the Dublin riots, diplomatic feud over the Elgin Marbles and Home Secretary James Cleverly describing Stockton North (or its MP) unfavourable. Join Alicia, Danny and Peter as they discuss identity politics, colonialism, far-right ideology and the importance of holding positions of authority in a Christ-like manner.
 
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