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Tag Archives: House of Bishops
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
Going to the stake: Living in Love and Faith as Synod approaches
Many of us on Synod and beyond are spending the weekend ploughing through the 108 pages of GS2328, the update on where the bishops now are, which contains versions of the three documents promised after February’s motion passed. GS2328 is … Continue reading
Waiting for bishops
So, I was asked once again, ‘Where are things now on LLF and prayers of blessing for those in committed same-sex relationships, as voted for in the February Synod?’ I should say at the outset that there are very few … Continue reading
Posted in Living in Love and Faith
Tagged conservative, ecclesiology, House of Bishops, inclusive
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Two meetings down, one to go: Living with Difference
“Two meetings down, one to go” is pretty much all I am allowed to say about the meetings of the Living with Difference group which has been convened in the spaces between the College and House of Bishops making their decisions on … Continue reading
Posted in equal marriage, General Synod, Living in Love and Faith
Tagged House of Bishops, St Hugh's Conversations
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The autumn of Living in Love and Faith
(updated 18 August, 1 September, 28 October and 18 November) One of the issues in the Church of England at the moment is transparency, or rather the lack of it. As of this morning, the ‘LLF Journey’ page on the … 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
When the information flow stops: where is Living in Love and Faith?
The country, and the Church of England, return to normality today. I assume that means the country will return to the questions of economics, inequality, health and justice which have been put on hold. For the Church of England, among … Continue reading
Posted in General Synod, Living in Love and Faith
Tagged College of Bishops, discernment, gender, House of Bishops, sexuality, The Queue
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Living in Love and Faith: the final documents?
Yesterday, without much of a fanfare, some more documents were published to add to the ‘LLF book’, and the course, and the videos, and the podcasts, and the papers only accessible through registering with the ‘Hub’. We’d been expecting two … Continue reading
General Synod: feeling the weight of the Church of England
This is the established Church. Its weight is still crushing people. Continue reading
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