Christian Concern Podcasts

A doctor who helped to save babies’ lives after their mothers regretted taking the first of two abortion pills has been vindicated after the General Medical Council (GMC) lifted a ban on him for offering the practice. Throughout lockdown, Dr Dermot Kearney and his colleague helped to save over 30 babies’ lives after offering emergency support to women in crisis pregnancies. However, after a spurio...

Freedom of conscience has been restored for health and social care workers with the government's announcement of the end of vaccine mandates. The government had required all health and social care workers to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as a requirement of employment, however has now dropped the condition after 90% of respondents to its consultation agreed the policy shouldn't be mandatory...

"He sets up kings and pulls down the mighty from their thrones and none can stay his hand." Dr Joe Boot, who joins us today, was one of the Christian leaders in Canada who wrote to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, warning him that "Jesus Christ is Lord and King and the ruler of the kings of the earth." In Ukraine, we've seen another world leader acting violently, without regard for human life. So to...

Christian parents Nigel and Sally Rowe were told by their sons' school that their children might be 'transphobic' after questioning whether it was right for two children in their classes to cross-dress. But it's not just a matter of playing dress up. Nigel and Sally have won permission to challenge trans-affirming policies in English primary schools - which they believe cause harm to the very chil...

Does the Church of England approve of imprisoning church leaders for offering pastoral support for those struggling with same-sex attraction? This is one of the questions it was asked at General Synod this week. Testimonies of de-transitioners and counsellors were also shared at our Synod fringe event this week, warning of the dangers of banning 'conversion therapy'. On this week's Round the Table...

For centuries, Christians have formed an integral part of teaching and educating children. But in a culture that believes the Christian view on sex is oppressive, our educational institutions are becoming increasingly hostile to a Christian worldview. From teachers to governors to part-time pastors, how can Christians be courageous in standing for the truth in our schools without the threat of los...

Christians are often confused by the sections of law they read in the Bible. Do the laws in Leviticus and Deuteronomy still apply to us today? Can they teach us anything about how to engage with our own culture, thousands of years on from when the laws were first written down? What can Christians learn from the laws in the Old Testament? In this talk, Professor Jonathan Burnside explains why we sh...

An Employment Tribunal recently released a landmark judgment in the case of nurse Mary Onuoha, ruling that the hospital where she worked had harassed and discriminated against her for continually demanding that she remove the cross she had worn around her neck for years. Sadly, Mary's case is one among many where Christians have been harassed in the workplace for wearing this religious symbol. Joi...

Over 1,700 church leaders have said that they are willing to be “criminalised” if a ban on so-called 'conversion therapy' prevents them from proclaiming the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and calling people to find life in him. There's also a real danger that a ban would prevent people struggling with their sexuality or gender identity from accessing the help and support they want: https://christiancon...

Terrorism: the Islam connection | Round the Table Following news of Sunday's terror attack, it quickly became widely reported that the Liverpool suicide bomber was a Christian convert. But is it really as simple as all that? Now, it appears, he had been attending a mosque "all day, every day" in the run-up to the attack: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10215949/Poppy-Day-suicide-bomber-lo...

In today’s culture, God seems to be being squeezed out of society, with Christians firmly in the minority. In the words of Richard Dawkins, “We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.” But what does a society without God look like? Are we actually living in a secular culture? What is a secular society really? If Christians are...

The government has recently launched its consultation on banning 'conversion therapy', which proposes criminalising conversations aimed at helping someone seeking change in sexual orientation or gender identity – unless a formal consent form has been signed. The government is also proposing that children can't consent to such conversations. The proposals might not sound quite as dangerous as some...

As Christians, navigating our way through the world's current crises can be tricky. As the UN COP talks on combatting climate change are happening on our doorstep, how should the Church in the UK respond? Isn't Jesus the solution we should be promoting to the world? How can we bring hope to a world in climate crisis? Join Round the Table with Christian Concern's Ade Omooba, Paul Huxley and Tim Die...

This month, BBC journalist Stephen Nolan released a new podcast exploring the influence of controversial LGBT campaign group Stonewall. New evidence and personal testimonies have been shared, exposing the extent of Stonewall's grip on the UK's public institutions - including the BBC. But with various organisations leaving the Stonewall's 'Diversity Champions' programme, will the BBC do the same? A...

Much of culture nowadays assumes sex is just for play. Porn is sold as something that is light-hearted and fun; teenagers are encouraged to ‘experiment’ as long as it’s ‘with consent’; schools are now teaching explicit sex education, including programmes such as ‘All About Me’, which discusses self-stimulation from age 6. Some 99% of 12-15-year-olds are online in the UK. A recent survey found that...

Christian parents Nigel and Sally Rowe are challenging the Department for Education over its best practice guidelines for primary schools that affirms young children as transgender. Questions of sex and gender can be complicated and confusing to Christians, and it can be even harder to speak clearly and compassionately on this contentious issue. So on this Round the Table, Tim Dieppe will be speak...

Christian nurse Mary Onuoha was forced out of her job as an NHS nurse for wearing a cross at work. But wearing a cross isn't mandatory for Christians, so why should we care? Besides, what if it really was a health and safety issue? Join us this lunchtime at 1pm with Tim Dieppe, Andrea Williams and the Christian Legal Centre's Roger Kiska as they discuss Mary's case and why the visibility of the cr...

The Labour Party has kicked off a debate on sex and gender after leader Keir Starmer said 'It is not right to say that only women have cervixes'. Questions of sex and gender can be confusing to Christians and it can be even harder to speak clearly and compassionately on this contentious issue. So on this Round the Table, we'll be helping you get to grips with this important debate and speak clearl...

Christian parents are waking up to significant issues with schools and curriculum, and all the statistics show that our children are becoming increasingly distanced from the truth of the gospel. Now, many parents are looking for alternatives, which is causing some church leaders and groups of parents to look to start their own schools. Sadly, schools which encourage children into Christian beliefs...

Is ‘cultural Marxism’ really something that Christians should be worried about? Or is it simply a conspiracy theory made up by the so-called ‘religious right’ who love to ‘play victim’? Rev. Melvin Tinker, Director of Theology at the Christ Church Network, Hull, and author of That Hideous Strength: How the West was Lost, draws inspiration from C.S. Lewis’ novel of the same name to explore the cont...

What are the challenges and opportunities or relating to local government, police and parliament? How can the Church recognise the state's authority properly - and where that authority ends? Our fifth Church Unlocked livestream featured Regan King (Angel Church, London), Rev. Daniel Mateola (Kingdom Faith Ministries International Church) and Peter Naylor (Immanuel Presbyterian Church) discussing h...

Our fourth Church Unlocked livestream will feature Canon J.John, Dominic Muir and Laura Brett talking about how the pandemic and lockdowns have changed evangelism. Has the widespread use of streaming technology transformed how the Church will reach out? What are the felt needs of those around us, post-covid, and how can we help people see that Jesus is the answer to those needs? -- What is Church...

For our third Church Unlocked livestream, we were joined by special guests, Rev. Matt Timms (Wave House Church, Newquay), Rev. Tunde Balogun (Kingsborough Church) and Rev. Kurt Erickson (Eleos Christian Centre), as we discussed how the Church has gone outside during the pandemic. Are open air church services the way forward? Or street preaching? These three pastors encouraged us to find new and cr...

As churches were plunged into lockdown early on in the pandemic, many were quick to move online, creating church services over Zoom, streaming live from YouTube, or uploading the weekly sermon to Facebook. But as churches are now free to open to the public again, we’re asking, should ‘hybrid church’ be here to stay? Tim Dieppe is joined by Dave Gobbett and Pete Cornford as part of our Church Unloc...

A new bill has been introduced to legalise assisted suicide. Is it truly compassionate or will it cause bigger problems? On this week's Round the Table, Tim Dieppe was joined by Nikki and Merv Kenward (The Distant Voices)and Gordon Macdonald (Care not Killing. http://www.thedistantvoices.org/ https://www.carenotkilling.org.uk/