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The wisdom of Solomon (or, that was the week, that was)
‘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
Alliterative Anglicans: see what I did there?*
real life isn’t alliterative or rhyming: so why do we act like it is? Continue reading
Bake a cake for Living in Love and Faith: how to make your response count
15 January 2022 (minor updates subsequently) The story so far: this blog began as a reflection on participating in the Shared Conversations, and then – because I was asked to join Living in Love and Faith’s History thematic group – … Continue reading
Conversion therapy: faith without fear
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
Stopping: and starting?
After several years in which it has played a major part in my life, as of 29 April the ‘Living in Love and Faith process’ (LLF) has now officially been put on hold. Those of us on the various working … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, coronavirus, COVID-19, General Synod, homosexuality, marriage, ordination, selection, sexuality
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Bishops to show us the way
Today, the story trending on Twitter is that Phillip Schofield has come out as gay, at the age of 57. He has spoken movingly and passionately about the damage that concealment was doing to him and said that ‘all you … Continue reading
Can women be laity?
Here’s one of those great questions with a history that we have somehow forgotten about… This week, I’ve had the interesting experience of being an oral history source: interviewed by a student writing her dissertation on the history of the … Continue reading
Love that dares to speak: a study course
There has been some discussion on social media about a new 5-session course, Love that dares to speak, written by Hilary Brand ‘exploring Christian reactions to homosexuality’. I’ve co-led many small group courses – various Emmaus ones and a Pilgrim one – in … Continue reading
The Episcopal Teaching Document
Talking about sexuality in the Church of England… the next stage after Shared Conversations Continue reading
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