Tag Archives: General Synod

Getting into a muddle about sex: lifelong virginity and the Louden amendment

Posted on August 3, 2017 by fluff35

For various reasons, I’ve been going through some of the papers I kept from my stint on General Synod; eight complicated years which included the Higton debate, the AIDS debate, and the various stages of the legislation to permit women … Continue reading →

Posted in Shared Conversations | Tagged Church Fathers, clitoris, erotic, General Synod, homosexuality, Jubilee Group, Rowan Williams, sexuality, Tony Higton, virginity | 1 Comment

Return to the public gallery

Posted on February 17, 2017 by fluff35

Having written to my bishops (replies received, thanks) and to lay representatives of my diocese on General Synod (wish I could say the same), I was sufficiently disappointed in the Bishops’ Report (GS2055) that I took the opportunity to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Church of England and gender, Shared Conversations | Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, BAME, blessing, collegiality, deaf, debate, excommunication, General Synod, GS2055, House of Bishops, Movement for the Ordination of Women, taking note | 3 Comments

So, what was the point of all that?

Posted on January 31, 2017 by fluff35

Last week the House of Bishops published GS2055 Marriage and Same Sex Relationships after the Shared Conversations. I immediately read it through twice, once to see what they were proposing to change – answer, nothing – and again to see … Continue reading →

Posted in Shared Conversations | Tagged Bible, bishops, Book of Common Prayer, canon law, Diocesan Synod, General Synod, marriage, prayer, preaching, St Paul, tradition, women priests | Leave a comment

Sharing the knowledge

Posted on July 6, 2016 by fluff35

Can we see each other for who we are? And can we stay together without descending into chaos? Continue reading →

Posted in Church of England and gender, Shared Conversations | Tagged Andrew Symes, Christian Today, gaydar, General Synod, Jayne Ozanne, love, marriage, parishes, safety, sexuality, St Michael's House protocols, Street Pastors, women bishops | Leave a comment

Gender at the Shared Conversations

Posted on June 10, 2016 by fluff35

To my mind, there’s an unfortunate effect of this being the aspect of Greek male sexuality which Christian sites tend to focus on: it leads to an elision between homosexuality and pederasty which is not appropriate today. Continue reading →