Category Archives: marriage

No more delays: what the history of the remarriage of divorced people says to the LLF debate

Posted on November 14, 2023 by fluff35

(Full version of the speech to General Synod I gave today, 14 November 2023) I am speaking against this amendment and the next two which want to halt it all until… well, as long as possible. As bishop Sarah said, … Continue reading →

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Leaky Church

Posted on October 27, 2023 by fluff35

Leaky Church. It’s a place where there is no creativity, hospitality or celebration. Rather than inviting people in, it shuts them out. Continue reading →

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Suspicion and fear

Posted on October 24, 2023 by fluff35

In the latest document to come to Synod, any sense of joy, of celebration, of welcome, of blessing, has now disappeared. Continue reading →

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The ‘saviour moment’?

Posted on October 10, 2023 by fluff35

When I wrote about being in the most recent offshoot of the Living in Love and Faith process – the optimistically-named ‘Living with Difference’ – I began by hoping that there was some sort of way through, some ‘Click boom’ … 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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Who Do We Think We Are? Group Work in Church

Posted on January 28, 2023 by fluff35

(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 →

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The wisdom of Solomon (or, that was the week, that was)

Posted on November 18, 2022 by fluff35

‘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 →

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Continuing the conversation: from either/or to both/and

Posted on October 3, 2022 by fluff35

How can we show generosity to those with whom we disagree? And are we sufficiently transparent to show true hospitality? Continue reading →

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Christian dating: just try it!

Posted on August 11, 2022 by fluff35

in which I meet a man whose idea of gardening is to mow the flower beds – and marry him Continue reading →

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