Category Archives: Living in Love and Faith

Living in Love and Faith: the final documents?

Posted on September 2, 2022 by fluff35

Yesterday, without much of a fanfare, some more documents were published to add to the ‘LLF book’, and the course, and the videos, and the podcasts, and the papers only accessible through registering with the ‘Hub’. We’d been expecting two … Continue reading →

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A Synod Divided: York Minster on Sunday

Posted on July 16, 2022 by fluff35

Is it too much to expect everyone on General Synod to be an Anglican? Continue reading →

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Clouds without rain: trying to explore fear

Posted on June 21, 2022 by fluff35

So here’s a question for conservatives in the CofE. What do you fear? I don’t see anyone wanting to force you to marry people or bless them if it’s against your conscience. As with divorced people. So what do you … 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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General Synod: feeling the weight of the Church of England

Posted on November 19, 2021 by fluff35

This is the established Church. Its weight is still crushing people. 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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Ghana, Anglicans and expediency:

Posted on October 27, 2021 by fluff35

Are LGBTQI+ Christians being sacrificed to keep the C of E pure enough for Lambeth?
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Handing on the baton? Part 1

Posted on July 10, 2021 by fluff35

Radical new Christian inclusion; but who are ‘we’? Continue reading →

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Rewriting your history: thinking about the Winchester case

Posted on June 11, 2021 by fluff35

What does the ‘stepping back’ of the Bishop of Winchester tell us about history and about power?
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