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Church leaders and politics: Shut up or speak out?

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How political do you want your pastor to be?

Following the Ed Sheeran tour fiasco, Esther was joined by church leader Tony Uddin and journalist George Pitcher to ask whether staying silent on issues of the day is a form of complicity.

They discuss why the Gospel is inherently political, how to speak out, and the irony of a politician telling church leaders to stop “preaching from a pulpit”.

Released on 29 Sep 2026

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