One of the questions being asked after last week’s vote in the Lords is “Where were the Bishops”? Dave Walker of the Cartoon Church / Church Times has one suggestion.
Funny!
The truth is even more entertaining. Only two Lords Spiritual were present, the Bishop of Bradford who voted against the amendment and the Bishop of Newcastle [...]
In his speech to Liverpool Diocesan Synod today, Bishop James Jones has argued that the Church should view the debate over human sexuality in the same way that in the past we have agreed to disagree over Just War. He says,
A cursory glance at the history of the just war theory and the ethics of [...]
A letter today in the Times has reignited the debate over whether Civil Partnership ceremonies should take place within religious establishments. Lord Alli is going to move again his amendment next month in the Lords, and the authors of the letter take the opportunity to lay out their case.
Sir,
The Civil Partnership Act 2004 prohibits civil [...]
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Apparently a world renowned theologian and anthropologist has made a stunningly critical Christological statement full of insight and wisdom which we all now need to incorporate into our defunct pardigms.
In other news, I (who have never owned or cared for a pet in my life) have decided to set up a dog training academy, because [...]
Some beautiful words from Andy Comiskey.
30-years ago, ‘Living Waters’ surfaced in West Hollywood. The burning ground of lust and sexual confusion became a pool of God’s mercy.
Every Wednesday night for two years, we met in the home of a well-known interior designer. Charlie, along with many of his friends, was riding the first popular wave [...]
You can read the full thing here. For me, the key sections around human sexuality are these.
The debate over the status and vocational possibilities of LGBT people in the Church is not helped by ignoring the existing facts, which include many regular worshippers of gay or lesbian orientation and many sacrificial and exemplary priests who [...]
Yesterday in Synod we had question time (a slightly less fractious affair then the one that happens over the road from where Synod meets) and there were one or two questions up to discuss issues around the Equality Bill and human sexuality. As it happened, John Sentamu answered most of those queries and his responses [...]
Back in the summer I began a series examining the Biblical passages around homosexual behaviour with a view to approaching the texts afresh to explore whether some of theology that I currently have was in any sense assumptive. You can read the first four parts of this series by clicking the links on the right [...]
The Telegraph (via Martin Beckford) has it all!
Benedict XVI claimed that legislation introduced by Labour to end discrimination “actually violates natural law” because it stopped worshippers remaining true to their beliefs.
Rather than making society more equal, the Government’s new rules limited religious freedom, he said.
His strongly [...]
I have a dictaphone taped to my stomach as I arrive at Lynne’s large house, north of London. She had told me beforehand that she would charge me £40 per session and that she always prayed at the beginning and end of the sessions. I’m shown [...]
