Category Archives: Church of England and gender

Concluding without ending: what happens next with Living in Love and Faith?

Posted on January 25, 2026 by fluff35

February 2026’s meeting of General Synod is nearly upon us; the papers came out last week and I am starting to make my way through them.  There’s a very full agenda but, for the moment restricting my thoughts to Living … Continue reading →

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Opening the jar, carrying the load

Posted on May 5, 2024 by fluff35

There’s a lot of Stuff swishing around in the Church of England right now. The focus at the moment may be on the composition of the latest groups which have been set up, comprised of people with different views being … Continue reading →

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Would you Adam and Eve it?

Posted on February 8, 2023 by fluff35

I grew up in South London, not the East End, but I’m well aware of Cockney rhyming slang. ‘Adam and Eve’ = believe. Well, I don’t. I don’t believe the Genesis stories – plural, as the story appears twice, in … Continue reading →

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The animal now exists: remembering the 30th anniversary of the ordination of women

Posted on November 10, 2022 by fluff35

On 11 November 1992, the Church of England voted in favour of ordaining women as priests. I was there, as a member of General Synod, sustained by the Bach Rescue Remedy passed along our row by a nun. It’s an … Continue reading →

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What do the bishops think? LLF and trans people

Posted on April 2, 2022 by fluff35

Somehow conversion therapy is still OK for trans people? Why can’t the Church of England be a beacon of welcome and support for a group of people who really need that? Continue reading →

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Bake a cake for Living in Love and Faith: how to make your response count

Posted on January 15, 2022 by fluff35

15 January 2022 (minor updates subsequently) The story so far: this blog began as a reflection on participating in the Shared Conversations, and then – because I was asked to join Living in Love and Faith’s History thematic group – … Continue reading →

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Handing on the baton? Part 2

Posted on October 30, 2021 by fluff35

As we pass on the baton of LLF, it seems pretty clear who the losers are Continue reading →

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Counter-cultural Cranmer?

Posted on October 7, 2021 by fluff35

As a historian, I am disturbed by the email’s statement that “Cranmer wrote these prophetic words: ‘What the heart loves, the will chooses, and the mind justifies’”.  

Because, quite simply, he didn’t.   Continue reading →

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Deleted sex scenes from Living in Love and Faith (3)

Posted on November 11, 2020 by fluff35

Science isn’t neutral: it’s produced and read in particular social contexts Continue reading →

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Deleted sex scenes from Living in Love and Faith (2)

Posted on November 10, 2020 by fluff35

What is the clitoris and what is it for? Continue reading →

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