By Richard Reddie2023-04-21T10:32:00
As Britain marks the 30th anniversary of the racist killing of Stephen Lawrence, Richard Reddie highlights seven key points in continuing the fight for racial justice in our Church and in society
Stephen Lawrence was studying for his A Levels when he attacked and killed by five white assailants in Eltham, southeast London, on 22 April 1993. The Metropolitan Police’s subsequent investigation into catching his killers has become notorious for its incompetence, and led to the damning McPherson Report in 1999 which condemned the Met as “institutionally racist”.
That tragedy also led to the government passing the Race Relations (Amendment) Act (2000). Equally, it witnessed the Lawrence family’s prolonged justice campaign that eventually saw a change in British law regarding the rule on double jeopardy. Stephen’s death has since become a watershed moment for race relations in this country, and is often regarded as the barometer by which we judge matters of racial equity.
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As Street Pastors celebrates its 20th anniversary, founder Rev Les Isaac OBE says it’s time for the Church to get up out of the pews and work together
2022-10-06T08:18:00Z By Richard Reddie
As Black History Month gets underway, Richard Reddie takes a look at the events that have shaped the Church’s racial justice journey. We may not be where we want to be, he says, but there’s still time to finish the race well
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Marcia Dixon profiles some kingdom pioneers during the UK's Black History Month
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After being accused of serious sexual misconduct and drug abuse, the former Newsboys singer Michael Tait has issued a full apology. George Luke hopes other Christian leaders caught in sin will take the same approach
2025-06-12T17:53:00Z By Miriam Cates
A new UN report says all but three countries in the world will have below replacement levels of reproduction by the end of the century. God’s command to ”increase in number” was never meant to be an optional extra, says Miriam Cates. It’s time that Christians took it seriously again
2025-06-12T17:41:00Z By Krish Kandiah
With so much tragedy and unrest dominating our news headlines, it can be tempting to turn away or become disheartened. But in a world where conflict drowns out compassion, we need peacemakers more than ever, says Dr Krish Kandiah
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