If you’re undecided about which way to vote on tomorrow’s General Election (12 December), a blog written by Simeon Mitchell, the United Reformed Church’s (URC) Secretary for Church and Society, may be of help.
The blog is written for the Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT), made up of the Baptist Union, the Church of Scotland, the Methodist Church and the URC which works together for peace and justice.
Entitled ‘Getting to the heart of the General Election', Simeon explores key issues and how your vote could affect your neighbour.
“Any election is about choices. But the widely different visions for the future course of the UK on offer at this General Election mean its result will have decisive repercussions for years to come. We consider some of the major issues at stake and explore how Christians might approach them, in the light of the command to love our neighbour.
“Brexit is the issue that dominates. Still unresolved three-and-a-half years after the country narrowly took the decision to leave the European Union, it has fractured the political scene and had wider reverberations across society. Almost every outcome, from revoking Article 50 to leaving without a deal, remains on the table.
None will decisively settle the issue, and very little consideration seems to be going into how to address the reality that any resolution of Brexit will leave a large number of people powerfully disappointed.
“It will also have significant implications for Britain’s relationship with the rest of the world. This include priorities for its future trade relationships and migration policies, and the country’s influence in international efforts to build a more peaceful, safe and tolerant world for all. Brexit could also have a profound knock-on impact on the future shape of the UK.
Published 11 December 2019
Picture: A polling station. Elliott Stallion/Unsplash
