On a point of information, it needs to be clarified that the Clergy Discipline Measure does not apply to Jersey. Section 48(3), Clergy Discipline Measure This Measure shall extend to the whole of the Provinces of Canterbury and York except …

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A number of proposals for reworking clause 5(1) c of the Women Bishop’s Measure have been published. Here’s the offering by Miranda Threlfall-Holmes. Therefore, the legislation: 3.1  Must allow women bishops with no element of discrimination, against either them or male …

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Yes, the great survey that we had this week is over. A massive 55 of you participated in this ground-breaking exercise in harnessing the wisdom of the crowds (or summat). Here are the results. [poll id=”9″] Hmmmm… The forecast with …

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So the Manchester motion on Women Bishops failed to garner support, instead a motion was passed that pretty much asked the House of Bishops to look at the legislation before the summer session, but not to do anything substantial with …

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As always, Graeme is challenging and insightful. The B&B case. So we have now proven that a quango can criminalise bed and breakfast owners who don’t want gay people to stay in their property (please, no quibbling about the exact …

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Absolutely loving this bit of the piece this morning on CentreRight by Graeme Archer. There is plenty of real crime for the police to focus on – against all of us, I know, but sometimes, horribly, against gay folk in …

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