Ep 152: Reparations, US midterms and conversion practices
In this week's episode of Cross Section, the team do an extended news review of the last couple of weeks. This includes Global Bible Month and the adverts for the Bible that have taken over Piccadilly Circus and Times Square. What an encouragement!
They also discuss Carl Lentz's book Overcoming Infidelity and the moral implications of writing a book about that. Is it monetising sin or a story of redemption and grace? Conversation turns to the midterm elections in the USA and where this could leave President Trump.
The team then consider the current debate around slavery reparations. As Andy Burnham prepares to make a formal apology for the UK's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, is that enough? Should the UK pay?
The episode finishes with a deep dive into all that is happening around the Conversion Practices Bill. Why is it so significant, and what can Christians do to speak into this topic?
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20 Oct 2026
Ep 151: France is burning, is the UK next?
On today's episode of Cross Section, the team have a focused and in-depth conversation on the riots taking place across Europe and especially France in recent days.
Join Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Danny Webster as they analyse what sparked these violent disturbances and how likely is it for rioting to spill out onto the streets in the UK. The team discuss the role of the church and how our Christian faith helps us engage and address issues of civil unrest, mass migration and extremism in today's episode. This is an episode not to be missed.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction 1:15 Loud listening on public transport 3:11 Personal protest experiences 6:29 What's happening in France? 10:36 Disruption vs. criminal damage 13:30 Could this spread to the UK? 16:40 Progressive narratives hitting the buffers 19:12 Christian hope and truthfulness 24:04 The church as a mediating institution 25:14 Signs of unrest in the UK 28:34 The Briefing Room 30:23 Immigration and global migration 34:10 Migration and church growth 35:42 Navigating disagreement constructively 39:07 Close
13 Oct 2026
Ep 150: Christians debate the death penalty and British identity
In this episode of Cross Section, Peter Lynas, Danny Webster and Alicia Edmund record together from the studio. In the news review, the team discuss a French cyber-attack that hacked supermarket fridges, Trump buying large quantities of diesel from Putin, and the proposed ’Celebrity Handcuffed’ pairing of Suella Braverman and Katie Price.
The main conversation explores recent comments by Braverman and Kemi Badenoch on Englishness vs Britishness, and why people may identify as British rather than English. They then unpack Theos Think Tank’s Beyond Christian Nationalism research on how UK adults relate Christianity to national identity, including survey findings on language, economic contribution, race, Christianity and moral decline.
The episode concludes with a debate on the death penalty and live-streaming executions after events in the US – Christa Pike’s failed execution and the proposed livestream of the killing of Nidal Hasan – sparked considerable discussion on the topic. What is the biblical backing for or against it? What are the Cross Section team’s opinions on it?
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