Church of England – Page 14 – An Exercise in the Fundamentals of Orthodoxy

Anglicans to Watch – 2013

Peter Ould Dec 18, 2012 Tagged with Anglican, Anglicans, Blog, Boundaries, Canterbury, Church of England, England Welcome, Merits, Movers And Shakers, New Year

I’m planning to do a blog post in the New Year highlighting some movers and shakers …

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Church of England, Women Bishops

Hypocrisy at its Worst

Peter Ould Dec 3, 2012 Tagged with Archbishop Of Canterbury, Bishops, Church Leaders, Church of England, Clergy, Daily Mail, David Cameron, Debacle, Dramatic Move, Favour, General Synod, Hypocrisy, Laity, Move Members, Mps, Nature Of The Church, Philip Giddings, Recriminations, Three Houses, Vote Of No Confidence

Did you see this piece inÂ the Daily MailÂ two days ago? Members of the Church of Englandâ€™s …

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Church of England, UK Politics

The Dys-established Church

Peter Ould Nov 26, 2012 Tagged with 1920s, Bishops, Broad Church, Church of England, Cofe, Conscience, Dread, Dys, Epitome, Garrick Club, House Of Commons, Hypocrisy, Laity, London Clubs, Proponents, Statutory Obligation, Synod, Thirds Majority Vote, Tony Baldry, Vitriol

Ponder with me for a moment the hypocrisy of the scene. In the House of Commons …

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Church of England, Women Bishops

Moving Forward

Peter Ould Nov 20, 2012 Tagged with Church of England, Consensus, Conservatives, Emotion, General Synod, Hopes And Dreams, Laity, Men And Women, Midst, Passionate Speech, Proportion, Roll Call, Sobering Thought, Speeches, Stephen Cottrell, Tom Sutcliffe, Traditionalists, Two Thirds, Weird Night, Welby

Today as I was listening to the speeches at General Synod I had a dawning epiphany. …

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Church of England, Women Bishops

Women Bishops

Peter Ould Nov 18, 2012 Tagged with Appleby, Bishops, Church of England, Cofe, Correct Answer, Extraordinary Meeting, Facebook, Final Vote, General Synod, God, Hassan, Partisan Nature, Right Decision, Tweet, Tweets, Unity

OK then. I give in. Seeing as tomorrow is the start of the Extraordinary meeting of …

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Archbishop of Canterbury, Church of England

Three Challenges

Peter Ould Nov 15, 2012 Tagged with Amp, Archbishop Of Canterbury, Centuries, Challenges, Christian Position, Christianity, Church of England, Circumstances, Judgement, Legal Judgements, Moment Of Decision, Monarch, Oppression, Orthodox Anglican, Orthodox Practice, State Religion, Supreme Governor, Tenure

I co-wrote a piece with Andrew Lilico that has just been published on the Conservative Home …

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Archbishop of Canterbury, Church of England, Communications

Appointing Justin – A Lesson in Communication

Peter Ould Nov 9, 2012 Tagged with Archbishop Of Canterbury, Church of England, Cnc, Dears, Few Days, Intercession, John Bingham, Journalists, Lambeth Palace, Leaks, Malarkey, Media Briefings, Occupant, Peo, Rowan Williams, Rumour, Speculation, Syndicates, Telegraph, Veracity, Welby

In a little over two hours time it will be formally announced that Justin Welby, currently …

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Church of England, Homophobia, Sexuality

How am I homophobic? Let me count the ways…

Peter Ould Oct 25, 2012 Tagged with Apologist, Canon Dr, Church of England, Church Of England Newspaper, Furtherance, Gay Clergy, Giles Fraser, Holy Orders, Jeffrey John, Liberal Wing, Martin Dudley, National Curriculum, No Doubt, Oath Of Allegiance, Rev Dr, Rock The Boat, Sacred Scriptures, Same Sex Attraction, Same Sex Marriage, Secondary School Teacher

I’m astonished by a letter that has appeared in the Church of England Newspaper today, in …

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Church of England, Sexuality

Letter in Today’s Church of England Newspaper

Peter Ould Oct 11, 2012 Tagged with Church of England, Church Of England Newspaper, Churchman, Clergy, Compromise, Conservative Position, Courageous Move, Evangelicals, Homosexuality, Honesty, Pastoral Ministry, Paucity, Pews, Same Sex Attraction, Sexual Attractions, Sexual Practice, Sexuality, Share One, Star Treatment, Straight Men

It got the star treatment. Sir, Vaughan Robertâ€™s courageous move to share his same-sex attraction is …

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Church of England, Sexual Identity, Sexuality

Be Honest – But Only If You Agree With Us

Peter Ould Oct 6, 2012 Tagged with Bold Claims, Church of England, Civil Partnerships, Clergy, Colin Coward, Dissent, Expression Of Love, Gay Bishops, Gay Relationship, Gift From God, Gnosis, Homosexuality, Honesty, Lgb, Midst, Pastoral Statement, Sex Desires, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Relationships, Sexuality And Spirituality

You’ve got to love Changing Attitude. There’s nothing like a bit of double-mindedness to entertain you …

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