Cross Section

In the final episode of Cross Section of 2025, Peter Lynas, Danny Webster, Alicia Edmund and Zanna Meynell sit down to reflect on the key political, cultural and spiritual trends and moments from the year. They discuss the increase in popularity of both Reform and the Green party, the ongoing prevalence of Christian nationalism and The Quiet Revival findings. The team test their knowledge with a c...

In the penultimate episode of 2025, Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Zanna Meynell discuss some of the biggest cultural and political conversations through a Biblical lens. How can we be brave and kind when talking about the welfare state and asylum system? The team also discuss rage-baiting – Oxford University Press’s word of the year.  The welfare state, asylum system and rage baiting - Evangelica...

In this week's episode of Cross Section, Peter Lynas, Danny Webster, Mark Gilmore and Zanna Meynell react to Rachel Reeves' budget, having recorded straight after it finished. The team also talk about the Supreme Court ruling in regards to religious education in Northern Ireland and the announced puberty blockers trial.  Rachel Reeves' budget: Christians react - Evangelical Alliance

   Peter Lynas, UK director, and Alicia Edmund, head of public policy, follow up on June’s episode ‘Should we be concerned about Christian nationalism?’ to reflect on how protests, domestic and global politics events continue to divide communities and polarise debate in the UK.   00:00 - Introduction  08:39 - What is Christian Nationalism?  17:18 - National identity in the UK  25:57 - Immigration...

In this week's episode of Cross Section, Alicia Edmund, Danny Webster and Peter Lynas focus on the media. With significant resignations at the BBC and questions around impartiality and bias, the team discuss finding trustworthy sources. Where as Christians should we find our news? How can we be good news people in our polarizing world? https://www.eauk.org/resources/what-we-offer/videos-and-podcas...

In this week's episode of Cross Section, Alicia Edmund, Peter Lynas and Zanna Meynell talk about this week's biggest news stories. The episode begins with a cultural roundup ranging from Celebrity Traitors to Prince Andrew becoming a 'commoner'. They then reflect on the Doncaster train attack, and how Christians can respond in faith. The main conversation focuses on the rise in political extremes...

In this episode of Cross Section, Alicia Edmund, Peter Lynas and Danny Webster discuss this week's key headlines. Conversation begins with Prince Andrew's decision to relinquish his titles and moves into a wider conversation around grooming gangs and how the church can speak into the issue of violence against women and girls. They also talk about Graham Linehan and non-crime hate incidents and the...

In this episode of Cross Section, Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund, and Danny Webster unpack some of the week’s major headlines. The main focus is the new peace deal in the Middle East, which has led to the release of hostages and a halt to attacks in Gaza. What is the significance of this agreement? What might rebuilding look like in Gaza? And could Trump really be in line for a Nobel Peace Prize? Othe...

In this episode of Cross Section, Peter Lynas, Danny Webster and Zanna Meynell discuss the announcement of the new Archbishop of Canterbury. Her announcement has sparked mixed reactions and prompted questions about how evangelicals can respond. The team also reflect on the attack at a synagogue last week and the fact that it has been two years since the attack on 7 October in Israel. It can be har...

What makes Britain so great? This week on Cross Section, Alicia Edmund, Peter Lynas and Danny Webster dive into the latest from the UK Labour Party Conference, exploring the theme of "Renew Britain", what that means for the nation and how Christians can think about this idea of national renewal. The team also discuss the proposed digital ID cards, the public's reaction, and how Christians might re...

In this week's episode of Cross Section, the team continue the discussion around Christian nationalism. They also give an update on what has been happening in regards to assisted suicide in the House of Lords and finish with a conversation around Starmer's recognition of Palestine and how Christians can engage. https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/christian-nationalism-in-the-uk-a-contest-for-the-n...

Cross Section is back. Join us as Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund, Danny Webster and Zanna Meynell react to Danny Kruger's defection to Reform UK and what that will mean for the future of the Conservative party.  The team also discuss the killing of Charlie Kirk and the subsequent reaction on social media before reacting to Tommy Robinson's 'Unite the Kingdom' march.

In the series finale of Cross Section, Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund, Danny Webster and Zanna Meynell discuss Christian nationalism. They talk about the definition, why this is a relevant conversation right now, the problems with it and how we can respond. 

In this episode of Cross Section, Danny Webster, Alicia Edmund and Mark Gilmore react to the Glastonbury festival and controversy regarding the BBC and Bob Vylan. The team also react to the confusion around welfare reforms and the first year of the Labour government. Stay tuned for predictions of who could last in the cabinet... https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/k...

In this episode of Cross Section, Alicia Edmund, Peter Lynas and Danny Webster react to the hugely significant and challenging week in UK politics. This includes discussing what will happen next with assisted suicide. They also debate whether conscience votes are a good thing and discuss the government's welfare cuts.  https://premierchristian.news/en/news/article/christian-mp-in-favour-assisted-d...

In this episode of Cross Section, Peter Lynas, Zanna Meynell and Danny Webster discuss this significant week in Westminster. They reflect on the decriminalisation of abortion, assisted suicide debate and the grooming gangs report. In the second half of the episode, Zanna is joined by David Yeghnazar from ELAM. David shares about the impact of the Israel/Iran conflict on Christians there, the way G...

In this episode of Cross Section, Peter Lynas, Danny Webster and Zanna Meynell discuss the latest headlines. Danny does a 60 second round up of the Spending Review, the team talk about the freedom of speech in relation to Islamophobia and the burning of the Qur'an and finish in response to the violence and tensions in Ballymena. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiJm8MNjml4 https://www.eauk.org/what...

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...

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.  Get in touch:  Email:  cross.section@eauk.org   Twitter: @EAUKnews  Instagram: evangeli...

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. https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/assisted-suicide   Get in touch:  Email:  cross.section@eauk.org   Twitter: @EAUKnews ...

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 Get in touch:  Email:  cross.section@eauk.org   Twitter: @EAUKnews  Instagr...

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. https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/what-is-a-woman Get in touch:  Email:  cross.section@eauk.org   Twitter: @EAUKnews  Instagram: evangelicalalliance  Face...

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.  https://www...

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? https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/assisted-dying-bill-reaches-a-critical-point-in-its-parliamentary-process Get in touch:  Email: cross.section@eauk.org   Twitter: @EAUKn...

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 c...