Church of England – Page 27 – An Exercise in the Fundamentals of Orthodoxy

Church of England, Lectionary, Scripture

Cutting Out Scripture

Peter Ould Feb 3, 2010 Tagged with Baking Bread, Church of England, Cutting, Dawn, Dis, Face To The Ground, Kindness, Led, Morning Prayer, Mountains, Old Testament, Outcry, Scripture, Servant, Sodom, Testament Text, Two Angels, Two Daughters, Two Men, Yeast

If you read Morning Prayer this morning in the Church of England you’ll have noticed that …

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Church of England, Legal Stuff, Secular / Christian, Sexuality, UK Politics

Understanding Monday’s Amendments

Peter Ould Jan 23, 2010 Tagged with Amendments, Avoiding Conflict, Bishops, Compliance, Compromise, Doctrines, Equality Bill, Favour, First Amendment, Followers, Line 8, Peers, Principle, Religious Convictions, Religious Organisation, Religious Requirement, Religious Requirements, Restriction, Sex Marriage, Sexual Orientation

The Bishops (below) have asked Peers to vote in favour of three amendments to the Equality …

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Church of England, Civil Partnerships, Holiness, Theology

Church of England Pension Parity for Civil Partnerships

Peter Ould Jan 19, 2010 Tagged with Archbishops Council, Bottom Line, Church of England, Civil Partnerships, Clergy, England Pension, Forward Changes, General Synod, Guaranteed Minimum Pension, National Insurance, Occupational Pensions, Parity, Partnership Act, Pension Benefits, Pension Entitlement, Pension Rights, Pension Scheme, Pensions Board, Survivors, Widows And Widowers

An interesting motion is going to be discussed at next month’s General Synod. The motion reads …

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Church of England, Legal Stuff, Sexuality

Is the Government Backing Down on the Equality Bill?

Peter Ould Jan 14, 2010 Tagged with Bill Simon, Church of England, Churches, Conservative Christians, Doctrines, Equality Bill, Evangelists, Followers, Job Description, Key Workers, Observance, Orthodox Doctrine, Receptionist, Religion, Religious Exemption, Ritualistic Practices, Sexual Behaviour, Sexual Orientation, Simon Sarmiento, Thinking Anglicans

Simon Sarmiento at Thinking Anglicans has highlighted the fact that the Government has tabled in the …

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Church of England, Legal Stuff, Secular / Christian

Is the CofE preparing to take a stand on the Equality Bill?

Peter Ould Dec 4, 2009 Tagged with Address Matters, Adrian Hall, Age Discrimination, Anglican Mainstream, Bishop John, Child Poverty, Church of England, Church Of England Newspaper, Cofe, Common Bond, Equality Bill, Eradication, House Of Lords, John Packer, Plural Society, Pluralistic Society, Plurality, Religious Groups, Ripon, Robustness

A very interesting piece in this weekend’s Church of England Newspaper (online at Anglican Mainstream). By …

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Church of England, Legal Stuff, Secular / Christian

Bending the Knee

Peter Ould Nov 25, 2009 Tagged with Abortions, Assisted Suicide, Belief That, Caesar, Ception, Church of England, Contrary, Edict, Euthanasia, Immorality, Marriage And The Family, Morality, Paragraph, Parliamentary Committee, Partnerships, Refrain From, Religious Belief, S Council, Simon Sarmiento, Tenets

The last paragraph of the recently published “Manhattan Declaration” makes for interesting reading. Because we honor …

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Church of England, Sexuality, Wholeness

Some Thoughts on Sexuality from the Fulcrum Forum

Peter Ould Nov 24, 2009 Tagged with Bisexual, Brilliant Piece, Complexities, Dualism, Excuse, Heterosexuals, Homosexuals, Many People, Marriage, Notion, Persecution, Petrie, Puberty, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Sexuality, Small Minority, Tolerance, Viewpoint, Violence

In the middle of a sometimes heated debate over on the Fulcrum Forum, commenter Ken Petrie …

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Church of England, Legal Stuff

The Dennis Canon ain’t English Bishop Tom

Peter Ould Nov 13, 2009 Tagged with Appropriation, Breach Of Trust, Cat Among The Pigeons, Catholic Friends, Church Keys, Church of England, Custodian, Deanery, Denomination, Denominations, Diocesan Board, Diocese Of Southwark, Duty Of Care, English Bishop, Laity, Roman Catholic Priests, Roman Catholics, Statutory Authority, Tom Butler, Vicars

A very interesting statement from the soon to retire Bishop Tom Butler of Southwark popped up …

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Church of England, Rome

Apostolic Constitution is Out

Peter Ould Nov 9, 2009 Tagged with Apostolic Constitution, Authoritative Expression, Broadhurst, Catechism Of The Catholic Church, Catholic Faith, Christian Pilgrimage, Christianity, Church of England, Consecrated Women, Dangerous Time, Evangelicals, Fulham, Heritage, Independent Life, Jurisdiction, Mass Exodus, Negotiation, Parish Churches, Rome, Ruth Gledhill, Text Of The Constitution

Yup, we now have the full text and if you’re so inclined you can read it …

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Church of England

Awesome!

Peter Ould Nov 3, 2009 Tagged with Academic Gifts, Acronymn, Aim, Aims, Anglican Women, Church Membership, Church of England, Cpas, Deacons, Fantastic Network, Headship, Men And Women, Mentors, Ministry In The Church, Ordained Ministries, Priests, Rosie, Spectrum

You might not be aware, but there is a fantastic network called Awesome which connects ordained …

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