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Category Archives: Shared Conversations
White smoke day: the new Archbishop of Canterbury
Because I am on General Synod, friends and family assume that I have some sort of hot line to the process by which the new Archbishop of Canterbury is chosen. Well, in a word, no. I have been as much … Continue reading
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Implementation? Another week, another Living in Love and Faith statement
With my history, both with the production of the LLF resources and then on one of the earlier LLF Working Groups, I probably know as much about the history of LLF as anyone. But I still find out that there is information I had missed.
That was the case again today. Continue reading
Ceasefire?
Is a ‘pause’ what the Living in Love and Faith process needs now? Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, General Synod, homosexuality, ordination, sexuality, war
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Option 3 or Option 4? No, it’s Option 3.5
So, for anyone who was wondering how my making-my-mind-up went for the Safeguarding debate at this February Synod, here’s an update. Discussion of safeguarding at Synod began with the debate on the Makin Report on Monday, where I moved an … Continue reading
Milestone Day or Groundhog Day?
July Synod is over. Another long meeting, which was extended by having a separate meeting of the House of Laity before ‘Synod proper’. This time around, we had earlier starts (8.45), shorter meal breaks, and one evening session scheduled to … Continue reading
Going to the top: meeting the Archbishop of Canterbury
(With one amendment, made on 7 November) As regular readers know – and as I’ve said in General Synod more than once – I believe in transparency. But I also respect confidences. This can be a difficult tightrope to walk … Continue reading
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Leaky Church
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
Being back in the room
(One UPDATE 8 September) As my friends know, I’m a fan of Hamilton, which has that great song about ‘being in the room where it happens’. While my previous post here, on the various dates leading up to the November … Continue reading
July 2023 Synod in annotated tweets
(Updated 13 July after the release of Meg Munn’s statement and then Maggie Atkinson’s statement) Tweets in italics, connecting prose not… This blog started out as focused on sexuality and the church, but evolved to cover safeguarding too, not least … 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
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