Category Archives: Living in Love and Faith

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 →

Posted in General Synod, Living in Love and Faith, Renewal and reform programme, Safeguarding | Tagged abuse, Africa, Ghana, House of Bishops, John Smyth, Makin Review, sexuality | 8 Comments

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 →

Posted in Church of England and gender, Episcopal Teaching Document, General Synod, Living in Love and Faith | Tagged Changing Attitude England, gender, homosexuality, Lambeth Conference, marriage, Next Steps Group, Shon Faye, Tina Beardsley, trans | 2 Comments

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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Posted in Episcopal Teaching Document, Living in Love and Faith | Tagged bishops, conversion therapy, Ghana, Justin Welby, Lambeth Conference, Portsmouth | 2 Comments

Handing on the baton? Part 1

Posted on July 10, 2021 by fluff35

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

Posted in Episcopal Teaching Document, Living in Love and Faith | Tagged House of Bishops, marriage, pastoral principles, Queer Theology, sexuality, St Paul | 4 Comments

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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Posted in Living in Love and Faith, Shared Conversations | Tagged autobiography, bishops, deacons, General Synod, history, testimony, Tim Dakin, Winchester | 1 Comment

Conversion therapy: faith without fear

Posted on May 12, 2021 by fluff35

Unusually today, I was up in time to listen to some pre-7 a.m. radio, so I heard the very rushed interview the Today programme was running on conversion therapy. Anyone who still doesn’t know what this ‘therapy’ entails can read the stories … Continue reading →

Posted in Living in Love and Faith, Safeguarding | Tagged Bishop of London, Church of England, conversion therapy, homosexuality, Jayne Ozanne, Peter Lynas, Today programme | 2 Comments

Surviving Lockdown 3: a guest post

Posted on January 23, 2021 by fluff35

What’s it like living on your own at 86 in lockdown? Continue reading →

Posted in Living in Love and Faith | Tagged grace, lockdown, pandemic, single, structure | 1 Comment

Deleted sex scenes from Living in Love and Faith (4)

Posted on November 12, 2020 by fluff35

Masturbation, of course, has a history – like everything else. Continue reading →

Posted in Living in Love and Faith | Tagged masturbation, Onania, Self-pollution, Woody Allen | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Church of England and gender, Living in Love and Faith | Tagged biology, blood, gender, menstruation | 1 Comment

LLF and IICSA, revisited (updated 20 November 2020)

Posted on November 10, 2020 by fluff35

Back in October, I blogged for Via Media on the lack of connection between Living in Love and Faith (just published) and IICSA (published in October). I called for the Church of England to ‘connect the dots’: to recognise that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Living in Love and Faith, Safeguarding | Tagged IICSA, LLF, Safeguarding | 1 Comment