Nearly 700 Christian ministers in the UK have called on political leaders warning about the side-effects of “unnecessary and authoritarian restrictions” [1] imposed on society to stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
The signatories said they are “troubled by policies which prioritize bare existence [2] at the expense of those things that give quality, meaning and purpose to life.”
The letter was sent to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson; First Minister Mark Drakeford of Wales; First Minister Nicola Sturgeon of Scotland; and First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill in Northern Ireland.