Tue 11 October 2022, 1 PM. Since Myanmar’s military seized power from the democratically elected government last year, people across the country have taken part in nonviolent resistance including strikes, protests, and civil disobedience. Alongside this, an armed struggle has emerged against the military regime, involving both forces aligned with the opposition National Unity Government […]
Church leaders oppose expansion of nuclear weapons
Updated 18 March 2021. Statements from Church leaders on the UK Government announcement on warhead numbers. Church leaders across 7 denominations have issued a statement following the publication of the Government’s integrated review of foreign and defence policies. Church leaders in Scotland have issued a separate statement. “The Government’s decision in the integrated review of […]
Russia and its Neighbours: Values, Conflict, and the West
Watch again: This unique and timely webinar from Faith in Europe, originally broadcast on 15 October 2020, was presented by Dr Ruth Deyermond, Senior Lecturer in Post-Soviet Security at King’s College London. In recent years, conflict with Russia has emerged as one of the greatest threats facing the UK and Europe. The most serious threat […]
Banks, Pensions and Nuclear Weapons: Investing in Change
Billions of pounds are invested in companies that are producing nuclear weapons by UK pension funds and banks, according to a survey by the UK Nuclear Weapons Financing Research Group. ‘Today many financial institutions express their desire to be a force for good in society but may not realise that their loans and investments finance […]
CofE joins call for nuclear disarmament
A motion calling on the UK Government to restate its commitment to the principles of nuclear arms control and eventual nuclear disarmament has been backed by the General Synod of the Church of England. The Church of England joins the Baptist Union, Catholic Church, Church of Scotland, Free Churches Group, Methodist Conference, Quakers and the […]
Call for UK Government to sign Nuclear Ban Treaty
Faith leaders are calling on the UK government to add its support for the United Nations (UN) Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. This follows on from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear weapons (ICAN), of which the World Council of Churches (WCC) is a partner, being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The statement […]
Churches welcome treaty to ban nuclear weapons
Churches and Christian organisations including the World Council of Churches (WCC), Church of Scotland, Quakers in Britain and the Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) have welcomed the adoption of a United Nations (UN) treaty to ban nuclear weapons. The treaty was adopted by a vote of 122 in favour and one against (Netherlands), with one […]
Nuclear Ban Treaty briefing
As the United Nations (UN) holds its latest conference to negotiate the prohibition of nuclear weapons (5 June – 7 July 2017), the Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) has produced a briefing about the negotiations, why the treaty is needed and what action individuals and churches can make towards banning nuclear weapons. The Baptist Union […]
Churches support UN nuclear ban treaty
Five UK churches have issued a statement supporting those meeting in New York to negotiate a treaty to ban nuclear weapons. The churches say that ‘the possession and threat of use of nuclear weapons is a sin against God and humanity’. The Baptist Union of Great Britain, Church of Scotland, Methodist Church in Britain, Quakers […]
Churches demand action on Aleppo
Leaders from six UK churches are calling for the Syrian and Russian Governments, and other forces, to stop their bombardment of Aleppo, Syria. The Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) has also issued a briefing Syria and our failure to protect civilians. The briefing and statement come two weeks after the collapse of the ceasefire since […]
