Sex is for male-female marriage only, Church of England confirms

Jan 23, 2020 by

by David Baker, Christian Today: Sex only belongs in heterosexual marriage, a new statement from the Church of England’s House of Bishops has declared. In a document responding to the introduction of mixed-sex civil partnerships,...

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Priest in same-sex marriage loses legal challenge to bishop’s “discriminatory” response

Mar 22, 2018 by

from Anglican Communion News Service. The Church of England did not unlawfully discriminate against a priest by refusing to grant a licence after he entered a same-sex marriage, London’s Court of Appeal said today. The Revd Jeremy...

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Evangelical Anglicans warn they might walk away if CofE departs from ‘apostolic truth’

Jan 31, 2018 by

by Mark Woods, Christian Today: An umbrella body for evangelicals in the Church of England has issued a stark warning of consequences for Church unity if it departs from ‘apostolic truth’ on sexual ethics. The Church of...

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Church of England split over gay marriage may be unavoidable, admits Welby’s chief of staff

Jun 17, 2016 by

by Harry Farley, Christian Today: A split over gay marriage in the Church of England may be unavoidable, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s chief of staff admitted on Friday, despite desperate behind-the-scenes discussions to reconcile...

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Anglican Mainstream: Review of the Year in Blog Posts

Dec 30, 2014 by

A selection of editorial articles through the year of 2014, by Andrew Symes. Grouped according to topics: Mission; Church divisions over sex and marriage; the Church in Africa; Marriage and Singleness; Christian belief, politics and...

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