News by email Donate

Suggestions

Top Stories

Most Read

Popular Videos

High-street-shopping-two-main_article_image.jpg
Wikimedia
UK News

Christians Against Poverty calls for generosity on Black Friday

by Aaron James

Black Friday originally started in America before coming to Britain last year. Retailers big and small slash their prices in the run-up to Christmas in the hope to generate more sales.

Reporters described "chaos" on last year's Black Friday, with several people being arrested and a woman being hit by a falling television. Hundreds of millions of pounds was spent.

This year, analysts believe consumer spending will top £1bn - the most on record.

Karen Grima, from Christians Against Poverty, told Premier: "The problem is you find a lot of people buying things they don't need. There's also a lot of stigma around Black Friday in terms of people literally running over each other to get the latest thing.

"It can make people feel small as well, if they can't afford the things that are in the sales.

She said that helping people in debt is a major part of the charity's work, and "a lot of it's linked to credit cards".

"It's just really difficult to see that people have been pressured into buying things on credit cards, to getting out payday loans, to basically buy things with money they don't have and the really negative effect that has on people.

Before making a purchase, Karen said "it's good to think whether or not it's a good use of God's money, and also to think more generously at this time.

"Could you be using your money to be more generous at this Christmas period? Is there something that you could be putting that money towards? Have you accounted for that money when you've made your budget for Christmas?"

Listen to Premier's Aaron James speaking to Karen Grima here:

A Monthly Gift Of $11 Makes A World Of Difference

In a world of fake news there’s never been a greater need for quality Christian journalism. Premier’s mission is to provide the Church with the most up to date and relevant news, told from a Christian perspective. But we can’t do it without you.

Unlike many websites we haven't put up a paywall — we want to keep our journalism free at the point of need and as open as we can. Premier’s news output takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce. No one in the USA is sharing news like we are across radio, magazines and online so please help us to continue that today.

For a monthly gift of $11 or more we’d also be able to send you a free copy of the brand new Premier Bible, a wonderful Anglicised version of the NLT packed with exclusive bonus content, reading plan and resources to help you get the most out of scripture.

Your monthly support will make a world of difference. Thank you.

Support Us
Continue the conversation on our Facebook page

Related Articles

Sign up to our newsletter to stay informed with news from a Christian perspective.

News by email

Connect

Donate

Donate