Home office meeting made bishops’ staff “feel like lepers”

Oct 2, 2023 by

from Religion Media Centre: The Home Secretary Suella Braverman has reportedly refused to hold talks with the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, after he criticised government policy. According to Tali Fraser, a reporter with Politics...

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Churches backing traditional marriage are cut loose by their bishops

Oct 1, 2023 by

by Julian Mann, TCW: TODAY’S Prayer Book Epistle reading is a powerful call to Christian unity centred on the revealed truth of the gospel rather than on artificial institutional unity. Writing to the Christians in 1st century Ephesus,...

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What makes a church ‘safe’ for LGBT people?

Oct 1, 2023 by

By Andrew Bunt, Premier: As a gay man, Andrew Bunt says that defining a church’s ‘safety’ based on their willingness to affirm a particular sexual ethic is unhelpful and unfair. Jesus modelled a better way, and we should too. Across the...

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Wigan transformation fails to hit its targets

Sep 26, 2023 by

By Madeleine Davies, Church Times: THE evaluation of a project to transform Wigan into a “missional powerhouse” — which entailed the grouping of 33 churches in a single benefice — has reported mixed success after seven years and the...

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Oxford University students advised which churches are ‘safe’ for LGBTQ+ peers

Sep 25, 2023 by

by Francis Martin, Church Times: Churches are ranked on a scale of one to five according to inclusivity and transparency. STUDENTS at the University of Oxford are being given advice about which churches are “safe” for LGBTQ+ students, in...

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Legislation clarifying right of local authorities to support churches clears final hurdle in House of Lords

Sep 22, 2023 by

from The Church of England: Legislation clarifying the right of town and parish councils to support churches has cleared its final hurdle in the House of Lords. Legislation clarifying that parish and town councils can provide support to...

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