Questions

Categories: election-2010

Date: 30 April 2010 10:25:37

I have two questions I sent through to the organisers of "the Christian Hustings", I suspect neither will be asked. But these are my main two concerns relating to the types of issues that the organisers want to focus on:

"All of the parties have suggested they want to see greater involvement by faith communities in providing services in the UK, how do they envisage this being funded, recognising (a) there will be spending cuts in all areas following the election and (b) the majority of funding for most of the high quality projects actually comes from funding given by local or national agencies?"

and

"As a Christian I am concerned that individual churches are open to follow their conciences in relation to matters of employment and preaching but also that the rights of those who are of differing views are protected. How do you propose that individual churches are given the legal freedom to follow their conciences on issues of sexuality, so where appropriate they can insist on male only, hetrosexual leaders but also where churches are comfortable with it and it is reflected in their denominations policies that they are able to conduct civil partnerships within their buildings?"