Church Must Have ‘Central Role’ In PM’s ‘Shared Society’, Says EA
by Harry Farley, Christian Today:
The Church must play a “central role” in creating Theresa May’s “shared society”, the Evangelical Alliance has said.
The Prime Minister gave a speech on Monday laying out her vision to tackle injustice and create opportunity for everyone. Speaking at The Charity Commission’s annual lecture in London, May gave her most significant policy announcement in months, vowing to improve mental health care.
[…] Danny Webster, spokesman for the EA, warned churches must not be forced to sign up to values that go against their beliefs in order to work with authorities.
The Church must be “freed to play its part in achieving the shared society envisaged by the prime minister”, the EA’s statement insisted, calling for more recognition of the role of faith groups.
Webster told Christian Today: “A shared society has to be a plural society which respects and supports different belief systems rather than trying to enforce an artificial agreement which undermines the beliefs that prompt so much of Christian social engagement.”
The EA also criticised David Cameron’s ‘Big Society’ notion for playing “second fiddle to the social and economic agendas of liberalism”.
It called for a focus on relationships and said “the Church has a key role to play in fostering and supporting those relationships”.
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