2011 – Page 22 – An Exercise in the Fundamentals of Orthodoxy

The Leaked Documents

By Peter Ould Posted on May 26, 2011 Posted in Church of Scotland, Ecclesiastical, Gay Bishops Tagged with Andrew Brown, Church House, Guardian, Legal Office, Legal Opinion, Memorandum, Scribd, Slee

Andrew Brown of the Guardian has released the two documents leaked to him. The first is Colin Slee’s Memorandum, the second is the legal opinion produced by the Legal Office of Church House.

Leaks and Truth

By Peter Ould Posted on May 26, 2011 Posted in Church of England, Ecclesiastical, Jeffrey John, Sexuality, UK News Tagged with Archbishop Of Canterbury, Archbishop Of York, Archbishops, Assistant Bishop, Central London, Clergyman, Conspiracy Of Silence, Crown Nominations, Crown Nominations Commission, Evangelicals, Gay Bishops, Horrible Days, Jeffrey John, London Diocese, Nomination Committee, Nominations Committee, Protest Campaign, Rowan Williams, S Promotion, Slee, South London, Theologian

News broke last night in the Guardian of a controversial memo written by Colin Slee, the late Dean of Southwark Cathedral and a member of the Crown Nominations Commission. The fraught divisions have been laid bare in the leak of …

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Government Appoints Life to Sexual Health Forum

By Peter Ould Posted on May 25, 2011 Posted in Abortion, UK Politics Tagged with Abortion Law, Abortion Provider, Ann Furedi, Bpas, British Pregnancy Advisory Service, Careful Consideration, Chief Executive, Department Of Health, Health Forum, Health Minister, Independent Advisory Group, Liberals, Life Groups, Marie Stopes International, Mission Creep, Pro Abortion, Public Health, Seat At The Table, Sexual Health Services, Stead

A minor fuss this morning in Britain as the Government announces that it has appointed LIFE to the new Sexual Health Forum in the stead of BPAS (an abortion provider). A group known to be opposed to abortion has joined …

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Changing Attitude Misrepresent the Kirk Sexuality Report

By Peter Ould Posted on May 25, 2011 Posted in Nature / Nurture, Science, Sexuality Tagged with Assertion, Biological Basis, Biological Component, Biological Factors, Church Of Scotland, Colin Coward, Current Scientific Consensus, Environmental Factors, Gay Clergy, General Assembly, Holdsworth, Homosexuality, Kelvin, Kirk Report, Penultimate Paragraph, Relative Contributions, Same Sex Relationships, Sexual Orientation, Sexuality Report, Unequivocal Statement

In the latest blog post from Changing Attitude, the penultimate paragraph makes the following assertion. The Church of Scotlandâ€™s General Assembly meeting on Monday held a significant debate on questions relating to ministers in same-sex relationships and also with regard …

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Torchwood – Miracle Day

By Peter Ould Posted on May 24, 2011 Posted in Doctor Who, Torchwood

Not sure when it’s going to be here in the UK, but this is an awesome trailer. Last line is the best.

What the Kirk Did (and Didn’t) Decide

By Peter Ould Posted on May 24, 2011 Posted in Church of Scotland, Sexuality Tagged with Church Of Scotland, Deacons, Deliverance, Gay Men, Gay Relationship, General Assembly, Moratorium, Motions, New Position, News Reports, Pastoral Charges, Pastoral Response, Presbyterian, Protestant Church, Rennie, Same Sex Relationship, Same Sex Relationships, Sexual Activity, Sexual Relationship, Traditionalists

You may have seen the news reports in the papers on the decisions made yesterday at the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian). Take, for example, this story in the Guardian. Scotland‘s largest protestant church has voted to …

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Year: 2011