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| Church of England to offer election vote guidance | |
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| Church of England leaders are set to urge parishioners to take an active role in May's general election. | |
| In a letter to be released later, the House of Bishops is expected to call for debate on issues such as nuclear defence and the economy. | |
| It is expected to back the concept of a living wage and urge political parties to avoid scapegoating groups such as immigrants and those on benefits. | It is expected to back the concept of a living wage and urge political parties to avoid scapegoating groups such as immigrants and those on benefits. |
| The letter is the first of its kind to be issued by the Church. | The letter is the first of its kind to be issued by the Church. |
| It is also expected to say the Church believes the case for the Trident nuclear deterrent needs to be re-examined and more EU integration is needed. | |
| BBC religious affairs correspondent Caroline Wyatt said the letter was not meant to be party political, or a "shopping list of policies" - but was a call for a "new kind of politics". | BBC religious affairs correspondent Caroline Wyatt said the letter was not meant to be party political, or a "shopping list of policies" - but was a call for a "new kind of politics". |
| "The bishops will urge a fresh moral vision for the country's future and bigger ideas with which to engage the electorate," she said. | "The bishops will urge a fresh moral vision for the country's future and bigger ideas with which to engage the electorate," she said. |
| Church members will be asked to help "shape" the debate and to ask parliamentary candidates their "position on a host of key questions", our correspondent added. | Church members will be asked to help "shape" the debate and to ask parliamentary candidates their "position on a host of key questions", our correspondent added. |