LLF: Will it all now end in tears?

Nov 2, 2023 by

by Andrew Goddard, Psephizo: As people have responded to the latest proposals from the bishops (which I discussed here and here) it looks horribly like the whole LLF process in its current form is going to “all end in tears”. Summary This...

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Europe is in the Grip of a Birth Rate Crisis

Nov 1, 2023 by

by Will Jones, Daily Sceptic: Across Europe, births have been below the replacement level for decades, leading to ageing societies that increasingly struggle to support their elderly populations and maintain a good standard of living....

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A Statement from 44 Bishops on LLF

Nov 1, 2023 by

We write to reaffirm our commitment to the Living in Love and Faith process in light of the motion passed at General Synod in February this year, by which the General Synod agreed to lament and repent of the failure of the Church to be...

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The normalisation of savagery

Nov 1, 2023 by

by Brendan O’Neill, spiked: Societies that give up on freedom will soon find it replaced by violence. Since the Hamas pogrom of 7 October, there’s been a storm of commentary on how unhinged campus culture in the West has become....

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Living in Love and Faith — An update before General Synod

Nov 1, 2023 by

from Diocese of York: The Church of England’s General Synod will be meeting from 13 to 15 November, and the main item of business will be the next consideration of Living in Love and Faith (LLF). There has been some uncertainty as to the...

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The tragic death of Labour Zionism

Nov 1, 2023 by

by Richard Johnson, UnHerd: The party of the Jews has found a new cause. Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson once boasted that it was impossible “for a political party to be more committed to a national home for the Jews in Palestine than...

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Will Israel-Hamas cause a world war?

Nov 1, 2023 by

by Thomas Fazi, UnHerd: This has all the symptoms of a devastating global conflict. As Israel continues to mourn and Gaza continues to be turned into rubble, many in the Middle East are coming to a grim realisation: that things could soon...

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US detransitioners take ‘gender-affirming industry’ to court

Nov 1, 2023 by

from The Christian Institute: Two women who say they were pushed into medical transitioning as teenage girls are taking legal action against their ‘gender-affirming’ medics. Luka Hein alleges that University of Nebraska Medical Center...

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After the Horror, Resolve

Nov 1, 2023 by

by Ronen Shoval, European Conservative: The whole world must now see that when Hamas say, “Free Palestine,” it means to eradicate the Jews from Israel by any means, however brutal, however barbaric. On Saturday morning, at a synagogue in...

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The House of Bishops of the Church of England and public transparency

Nov 1, 2023 by

by Andrew Atherstone, Law & Religion UK: Transparency builds trust. Secrecy breeds distrust. Currently, the Church of England’s House of Bishops faces a serious trust deficit in its relationship with the other two Houses of General...

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