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Category Archives: Living in Love and Faith
The autumn of Living in Love and Faith
(updated 18 August, 1 September, 28 October and 18 November) One of the issues in the Church of England at the moment is transparency, or rather the lack of it. As of this morning, the ‘LLF Journey’ page on the … Continue reading
Too many adjectives?
One of my husband’s pet hates when we eat out is when a menu has too many adjectives, to the point that you almost lose sight of what it is you’re eating: ‘smoky deep-fried maple-cured lightly chopped British bacon’, that … Continue reading
Revenge of the Sticky Notes
[image: ProjectManhattan, Sticky Notes on the Wall, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sticky_Notes_2.jpg%5D The Church of England does love its sticky notes: the paper ones, not the online version. On my Parochial Church Council we are still living with the results of a sticky-note exercise … Continue reading
Posted in equal marriage, Living in Love and Faith, Shared Conversations
Tagged Edward de Bono, Eeva John, Marcus Green
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February 2023 General Synod: sex, sin and separation
Here is the story of ‘my’ Synod experience, for the record. Sorry it’s long but there was a lot of it. My take-home points would be that it is clear that conservatives are now focusing on two battles: to defend … Continue reading
Who Do We Think We Are? Group Work in Church
(Updated 7 Feb 2023) As we prepare for the February meeting of General Synod, we now know that Living in Love and Faith will be turning up on three consecutive days. On the Monday, there will be a presentation – … Continue reading
The wisdom of Solomon (or, that was the week, that was)
‘What are you up to at the moment?’ When I’m asked that question by people unconnected to the Church of England, I tend to reply in a very vague way, because surely they don’t really want the details? But some … Continue reading
Living in Love and Faith: some thoughts on the Church Society’s report
This week General Synod members received a report sent to them from the Church Society, taking issue with the most recent documents from LLF. It was only a matter of time. It has been obvious, since the point at which the LLF process … Continue reading
Extending our search for the truth: reviewing Past Cases Review 2
Today PCR 2 – Past Cases Review 2 – was published by the National Safeguarding Steering Group. It describes itself as “the most extensive review of records ever conducted by the Church of England”. “There are no possible excuses, no rationalisations for our church’s … Continue reading
Posted in Living in Love and Faith, Safeguarding
Tagged bishops, deference, IICSA, sexism
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