Hungary: when a nation seeks Christ
by Andrea Williams, Christian Concern:
It was my great privilege and joy to be invited recently by the Safe Society Foundation and the Danube Institute to host a full day of training at the stunning Villa Lónyay-Hatvany on Buda Castle Hill in Budapest.
These Hungarian organisations advocate for a vision of society built on Christian principles. The Safe Society Foundation says that “the Creator’s law, the eternal values” must be preserved, while the Danube Institute is committed, among other things to “a respectful conservatism in cultural, religious, and social life”. Led by formidable experts, politicians and journalists, these organisations make a similar stand to our own at Christian Concern, opposing harmful trends in society and promoting the good.
We were joined by well over a hundred leaders and influencers working in government and public life, four weeks ahead of the election, where currently Prime Minister Orban’s party, Fidesz, is up by eight to ten points.
I had been called in because many of the leaders there follow what is happening in the UK and our work at Christian Concern. Hungarians are keen to hear and can hardly believe what has happened in the UK to the cultural fabric and general freedom in our nation.
They wanted to hear of what happens when we fail to defend Christian Truth at the heart of our political and cultural institutions. These organisations believe unashamedly in the power of the Christian gospel to bring hope and freedom to their society.
Fidesz and its supporters are passionate to incentivise faith, family and freedom. They have pro-marriage and pro-family policies. They are also firm in their determination to protect children in schools from LGBT ideology.
There is something so freeing and refreshing to be among people who unashamedly love Jesus, the gospel and their nation. It was so inspiring to know that against the backdrop of the Ukraine war many of them would be travelling that night to pick up Ukrainian refugees.
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