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Ep 135: Assisted dying, a divided Britain and Russell Brand

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In this week’s episode of Cross Section, the team discuss the stopped assisted suicide bill. How has this happened? Could a similar bill come into the next parliamentary session? The team discuss the likelihood of assisted suicide returning and the fact that even if it doesn't return as a political conversation, it is still a cultural one. They also reflect on the church's role in talking about the value of life.

The conversation then widens to political polarisation, governance and social cohesion. How can Christians engage and speak into our fractured, political climate?

This leads into a chat about street preaching and two cases that have hit the headlines – an abortion buffer zone case in Northern Ireland and the Bread of Life Church in Essex.

The episode ends with a news roundup including Russell Brand’s viral interview with Piers Morgan in which he struggled to find Isaiah and reflections on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.

https://open.substack.com/pub/zannameynell/p/from-the-femosphere-to-raye-navigating?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer

https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/is-the-assisted-suicide-bill-finished

 

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction 01:12 Why the bill ran out of time 03:12 Democracy and drafting legislation 09:00 Will it return? 13:17 Church response and cultural impact 17:10 Polarisation and political health 21:00 Street preaching legal cases 28:48 Gospel freedom and wise witness 31:19 News roundup 35:42 Closing encouragement

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