Church response criticised
The response of the Church of England leadership to the pandemic, from communication of the gospel to the blanket closure of church buildings, has attracted increasing criticism. More recent items at the top:
Why do our church leaders worship at the altar of health and safety? by David Quinn, UnHerd
It’s all about mercy: a Christian critique of secular assumptions which inform key policies around the pandemic, healthcare and death. By Dr John Pilling (Retired Consultant Radiologist) and Bishop Michael Langrish (Former Bishop of Exeter)
Synod member attacks Church of England’s ‘self-obsession’ in pandemic, by Harriet Sherwood, Guardian
Churches wary, as task force meets to plan reopening, by Pat Ashworth, Church Times
France’s top court strikes down Macron’s ban on religious gatherings, by Samuel Smith, Christian Post
The Times Blasts Archbishop Justin Welby over Church Shutdown by David Virtue, Virtueonline
Doing things differently from orate Sorores
PM to Archbishop: ‘Prepare for your pulpits’ (which you never needed to vacate), by Archbishop Cranmer
We need to start reopening our society, not just the economy, by Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali
Priests and palaces, by Serenhedd James, The Critic
Why won’t the timid bishops let us mourn our dead at funerals in church? by Stephen Glover, Mailonline
Professor Richard Burridge analyses the statement from Church House “House of Bishops backs phased approach to revising access to church buildings”, from Thinking Anglicans
Coronavirus: MPs urge churches to allow small funerals, from BBC News
Church of England open to ‘temporarily loosening’ Sunday trading laws, from Christian Concern
Challenges for the Church of England, by Andrew Symes, Anglican Mainstream
Christianity, the State, and Blind Obedience, by Bill Muehlenberg, CultureWatch
The Church is digging its own grave and Welby and Cottrell are the chief gravediggers, by Melvin Tinker, VirtueOnline
Muppet bishops? by Stephen Keeble, Anglican Ink
When will churches fight for their God-given right to meet? by Julian Mann, The Conservative Woman:
The C of E has retreated to the kitchen, by Giles Fraser, UnHerd
Sacred — and vital — spaces, by Marcus Walker, The Critic
Facing death with Easter hope, by Richard Bauckham, Psephizo
And for the sake of balance: David Baker defends the policy of the Archbishops here:
Covid confusion: Church of England clergy and their buildings
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