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Tag Archives: General Synod
Return to the public gallery
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
So, what was the point of all that?
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
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Sharing the knowledge
Can we see each other for who we are? And can we stay together without descending into chaos? Continue reading
Gender at the Shared Conversations
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
Behind closed doors
So how will General Synod get on with the Shared Conversations? Continue reading
Posted in Shared Conversations
Tagged General Synod, House of Bishops, pain, tennis, York
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Luggage and baggage
What to pack for the Shared Conversations? Continue reading
Posted in Shared Conversations
Tagged ancient Greek, Bible, General Synod, God, identity, retreat, Rev, Shared Conversations
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The gender of tears
‘Mourn with those who mourn’. Just try and stop me. Continue reading
Posted in Church of England and gender
Tagged Anglican, Church of Ireland, emotions, gender, General Synod, sexuality, Shared Conversations, women
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And so it begins
… unless we know the person with whom we disagree, how can there ever be real respect for their position? Continue reading
Posted in Shared Conversations
Tagged Bible, Christ, disability, General Synod, marriage, preaching, Shared Conversations, sin, the Bible says, Word of God
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How did I get here??
I used to be on General Synod, and I keep up with national church stuff. I mention the former GS membership because it may go some way to explaining the latter, as the latter seems pretty unusual – I get … Continue reading
Posted in Shared Conversations
Tagged Bible, Blogs, gender, General Synod, Lay ministry, Pilling Report, reader, sexuality, Shared Conversations, women
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