Churches aim to bring truth and justice to politics with latest resources 

Four of the UK’s major churches have produced a set of election resources designed to better equip Christians to view and interpret the policies and promises put forward by political parties in the run up to May’s General Election.

The “Love your neighbour: think, pray, vote” resource pack, produced by the Joint Public Issues Team of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church, the United Reformed Church and the Church of Scotland, includes short films, with accompanying Bible studies, prayers and postcards, all focusing on four key themes of truth, justice, peace and wellbeing. The pack costs just £7.50 (plus postage and packing) and is available to buy here.

Commending the resources, the Revd Stephen Keyworth, Faith and Society Team Leader of the Baptist Union, said: “The aim of this pack is not to put forward any particular political view, but to offer the four lenses of truth, justice, peace and wellbeing which Christians can use to view and interpret the messages and promises we receive from candidates and canvassers. While not exclusively Christian terms, we believe these get to the heart of God’s purpose for human society. Our hope and vision is that every member of our churches will enter the polling booth on Election Day, conscious that above everything else, they are called to be followers of Jesus.”

 Other election resources, including JPIT’s Faith in Politics briefing – on a range of issues from housing to the economy, and from religious freedom to democracy – and the Churches Together in Britain and Ireland guide to holding hustings, are available from the JPIT website.