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Nick Holtam’s Case for Polygamy

By Peter Ould Posted on May 30, 2013 Posted in Church of England, Gay Marriage, Liberal Illiberality 7 Comments Tagged with Bible Christian, Biblical Accounts, Biblical Passages, Christian Morality, Christian Tradition, Church of England, Dutch Reformed, Lambeth Conference, Last Fifty Years, Light Of Experience, Marriage, Marriage Service, Married Couples, Mid Twentieth Century, Nick, Nothing New Under The Sun, Polygamy, Public Acknowledgement, Same Sex Marriage, Sexual Immorality, Sexual Relationships, Theological Debate, There Is Nothing New Under The Sun

There is nothing new under the sun, and that goes without saying for Bishops attempting to make an argument for same-sex marriage. The latest to have a go is Nick Holtam, the Bishop of Salisbury. In a letter to Lord …

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The Sexualisation of Heresy

By Peter Ould Posted on May 25, 2009 Posted in Clause 61, Legal Stuff, Secular / Christian 116 Comments Tagged with Bigotry, Christian Morality, Coercion, Deviates, Equality Bill, Ethical Principles, Heresy, Homophobe, Liberal Position, Liberal Society, Liberal Tolerance, Melanie Phillips, Moral Principles, Moral Values, Normality, Pariah, Precepts, Progressive Voices, Religious Faith, Religious Groups

An absolutely superb piece by Melanie Phillips this morning on her blog. The Equality Bill currently going through Parliament is the latest and potentially most oppressive attempt to impose politically acceptable attitudes and drive out any that fall foul of …

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Voting Labour is Un-Christian

By Peter Ould Posted on May 26, 2008 Posted in Abortion, Mission, UK Politics 23 Comments Tagged with Animal Human Hybrids, Christian Morality, Communicants, Conscience, Cranmer, Ethical Matter, Free Vote, Harriet Harman, Human Fertilisation, New Labour, Peripheries, Primacy, Principal Justification, Rational Context, Religious Considerations, Sanity, Social Engineering, Utilitarianism, Whipping

Now there’s a provocative blog post title and no mistake, but it’s the view put forward this morning by Cranmer: When is a free vote not a free vote? When it is an issue of conscience and Harriet Harman leads …

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