Here’s a brilliant video (courtesy of Jeff) which looks at the priesthood from the perspective of the Roman Catholic Church. There are various views of ordination and ministry that exist in the Church of England. Some evangelicals tend more towards a functional view of ordination, that ordination recognises and permits ministry. Most catholics would see [...]
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 [...]
In my last post I looked at the question of what forms of homosexual relationship might have been recognised by Paul and the other New Testament writers. I concluded with the observation that given the diverse Roman / Hellenistic world that the NT writers operated in, they would have been familiar with a significant number [...]
This is the kind of stuff that gives the church a bad name: Lord of our diversity, unite us all, we pray; welcome us to fellowship in your inclusive way. Teach us all to have respect; to love and not deride. save us from the challenges of selfishness and pride. Sanctify our listening and help [...]
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Thought it would be interesting to analyse where the final reflections document differs from the fourth draft. This is text removed This is text added This is text moved Fourth Draft Final Document This section should have been titled “The Bishop and Homosexuality” because it was quickly apparent the whole spectrum of human sexuality, including [...]
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The fourth draft of the Lambeth Reflections document has been issued. This is the section on human sexuality. Comments are welcomed. Section H: Human Sexuality 90. This section should have been titled “The Bishop and Homosexuality” because it was quickly apparent the whole spectrum of human sexuality, including issues of marriage and family, was not [...]
This afternoon, Susan Russell preached at that Eucharist and used the following line: In John 8:32, Jesus promised that “the truth will set you free. You really do just hand this to us on a plate don’t you Suse? Go back one verse (John 8:31) and Jesus says this: "If you hold to my teaching, [...]
You may have noticeed a piece produced on behalf of Inclusive Church that emerged onto the web a few days ago, arguing that current guidelines would permit a service of thanksgiving, including a blessing, for a civil partnership. You can read the piece here. The thrust of the argument is that the current service for [...]
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Scott Gunn over at Inclusive Church is asking parishes on both sides of the Atlantic to pass the following motion before the Lambeth Conference (and then of course to tell everybody up the chain that they’ve done it). “As Christians, we believe that all people have been made in the image of God. We believe [...]
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