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As we head towards a General Election how can we as Christians fight cynicism in an unravelling world
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Jenny Sanders2024-05-24T08:00:00
As Rishi Sunak announces a UK general election for Thursday 4th July. Jenny Sanders reminds us, ’There is a bigger, kingdom picture unfolding beyond politics, beyond the seismic social and value shifts going on around us.’
Are you feeling weary of relentless bad news? Do you scan headlines and find yourself switching off? Desensitised? Disinterested? With local elections just past, and a general election approaching, you may be sliding into cynicism.
You’re not alone. Two years ago, a broad sheet journalist lambasted us with the headline: ‘Britain is fed up, bitter and practically broke, and it’s all going to get worse’[1]. Not much hope offered there.
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