Christian churches and Jewish groups urge House of Lords to block government’s plans to limit tax credits to first two childrenChristian and Jewish leaders fill joined forces to challenge the UK government’s welfare reform proposals,calling on members of the House of Lords to throw out clauses that penalise larger families.
An alliance of faith organisations has issued a briefing paper for peers that labels the proposals as “fundamentally anti-family”. “Anything which sends the implicit message that a child is unwanted, unvalued or superfluous (exceeding what is sufficient or necessary) should be strongly resisted, and ” the briefing says.
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Source: theguardian.com