Church of England may ban parishioners who bully vicars

Feb 10, 2024 by

by Gabriella Swerling, Telegraph: Papers submitted to the General Synod reveal a string of ‘devastating’ and ‘unacceptable’ incidents. The Church of England will consider banning parishioners who bully their vicars. The proposal comes as...

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The Establishment vs Russell Brand

Sep 27, 2023 by

By Kurt Mahlburg, Mercatornet. The excesses of the #MeToo movement — perhaps most evident in last year’s infamous Johnny Depp trial — seemed to indicate it was a fad that had run its course, a hysteria consigned to the history books. But...

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We don’t know, but consider religious freedom, says C of E response on exceptions to mandatory reporting

Sep 21, 2023 by

by Hattie Williams, Church Times: THE Church of England safeguarding bodies’ response has been given to the government consultation on mandatory reporting of child abuse — without being clear whether it supports any religious exceptions,...

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Thousands of Minors Have Received ‘Gender-Affirming Surgeries’

Aug 29, 2023 by

by Wesley J Smith, National Review: A new study has been published by the Journal of the American Medical Association about the number of people who have had “gender-affirming” surgeries — including minors — between 2016-2019. The numbers...

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When Rights Conflict: Sex Abuse Reporting & the Confessional

Aug 27, 2023 by

By Mark Michael, The Living Church: As the United Kingdom considers implementing a mandatory reporting law for child sexual abuse, the Church of England’s eight traditionalist Anglo-Catholic bishops have publicly urged that an exemption...

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Compassion demands justice

Jun 30, 2023 by

By Lois McLatchie, Artillery Row: After baby Stanley Mayo took his first breath, it wasn’t long until his last. His mother, deciding that he must die that day, crushed his head — most likely with her foot. He was battered. But still he...

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