Category Archives: Church of England and gender

Temple prostitution for Christians

Posted on August 14, 2016 by fluff35

Sex in the ancient world: it’s all about temple prostitutes, depraved emperors and orgies, right? Wrong. As readers of this blog will have noticed, now that the Shared Conversations in the Church of England appear to be over, I’ve moved … Continue reading →

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Sharing the knowledge

Posted on July 6, 2016 by fluff35

Can we see each other for who we are? And can we stay together without descending into chaos? Continue reading →

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Pausanias and Agathon: a ‘same sex relationship’?

Posted on July 4, 2016 by fluff35

Thinking Anglicans notes that the Evangelical Group of the General Synod, EGGS, has issued this briefing document to its members and friends ahead of General Synod’s shared conversations, scheduled to start on 10 July. The document proposes that “The ideas/opinions/statements expressed (in bold) are amongst those … Continue reading →

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Gender at the Shared Conversations

Posted on June 10, 2016 by fluff35

To my mind, there’s an unfortunate effect of this being the aspect of Greek male sexuality which Christian sites tend to focus on: it leads to an elision between homosexuality and pederasty which is not appropriate today. Continue reading →

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The Greeks didn’t have a word for it

Posted on June 3, 2016 by fluff35

A lot of statements about the ancient Greeks, the Romans, and sexuality can be found on Christian websites. They give the impression that there’s complete certainty surrounding their comments, for example on the Greeks ‘tolerating homosexuality’, phrasing which implies a historically-consistent … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, back in the toilet…

Posted on March 28, 2016 by fluff35

This is the third in a series of reflections after the Shared Conversations (edited 31 March) In a previous post, I’ve commented on how wonderful it was to get to the loo and sit alone in a space where nobody … Continue reading →

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Sex and power in the spotlight

Posted on February 28, 2016 by fluff35

People lie to themselves and the church about their abstinence from sex. They become accustomed to not telling the truth. Continue reading →

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Bishops, for beginners: on diversity and change

Posted on February 21, 2016 by fluff35

Is it about what we believe, or what we do? Why can you pick a bishop to match some of your views, but not others? Continue reading →

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The gender of tears

Posted on February 14, 2016 by fluff35

‘Mourn with those who mourn’. Just try and stop me. Continue reading →

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Waiting for GAFCON

Posted on January 16, 2016 by fluff35

It’s been a strange week, waiting to see whether the GAFCON churches would walk out of the Primates’ meeting, listening to the media herald this as the end of the Anglican Communion, wondering what a world without the Anglican Communion … Continue reading →

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