Three reasons why it’s good to have a monarch. The Queen represents continuity and history. Through peace and war, stable transition and unstable regime change (we’ve had all in this country), one person is a link, for better or worse, …

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A fascinating piece is up on the Derby Diocese website by Professor David Martin, Honorary Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, Lancaster University and Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics, exploring issues around the establishment of …

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The following is a guest post by Revd Richard England, a Curate in Derby Diocese about to move to his first incumbency. ————- Remembering Rowan: A Voice from the Trenches Lots of people will be writing obituaries of Archbishop Rowan’s …

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On Wednesday I highlighted a blog post from Changing Attitude that claimed that same-sex blessings have taken place at St Martin in the Fields. They happen in many churches in the Diocese of London including St Martin in the Fields …

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All 44 dioceses have voted and the results are in. The Women Bishops legislation will return to Synod in the new year and will see the critical decision. Which way will the vote go? At first, looking at the results …

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