Public Engagement
The Social Issues Team deals with 'citizenship' issues in the realms of medical ethics, education, the media, work, law, politics, marriage and parenting, disability, gender and much more.
This strong team, which includes nationally-acknowledged experts in their field, passes on its advice and comment to churches via The Bulletin (formerly the Citizenship Bulletin). It also makes submissions to consultations initiated by government and other authorities.
Abortion - the view from the USA
Thirty years after the introduction of legalised abortion in the US the whole enterprise - its ethics and its practice - is being challenged like never before. This is certainly not the end of US abortion, but could it be the beginning of the end? On almost every front - in the courts, the legislature, and the culture - the pro-life mindset is gaining ground. Read more...
Made in the image of God
Is the image of God primarily seen in reason, creativity and discernment or in the potential for relationship with God himself? And what influence does this have on our response to those with learning disabilities? Read more...
Asylum law in the United Kingdom
Questions and answers relating to the UK's asylum law. Read more...
Collection of data from school pupils
Affinity's response to the Department for Education and Skills' consultation on inclusion, equality and diversity. Read more...
Updating the sex discrimination act
Affinity's response to the Government's consultation on equality and diversity. Read more...
Paying the price
Affinity's response to the Government's consultation paper on prostitution. Read more...
Burial law and policy in the 21st Century
The need for a sensitive and sustainable approach. Read more...
Employment status
The FIEC's response to a discussion document on employment status in relation to statutory employment rights (URN02/1058). Read more...
Delivering vital change
The FIEC's response to the Government's consultation proposing a new civil registration system for England and Wales. Read more...
FIEC response to civil partnership
The government's proposals radically undermine the position of marriage in our legal system in a way that no other single measure has ever done. The whole document is an apologia for same-sex relationships without the consideration of alternative views and concerns. They send out a most deleterious message to our society. They devalue and exclude people who suffer many of the injustices raised in the document on the grounds of non-sexual or heterosexual relationships, and so they are extremely discriminatory. They ignore completely the Law of God and the moral values of a vast number of people in our society. They bypass alternative remedies which would be universally acceptable. Read the FIEC's response. Read more...
