As I have the pleasure and privilege of talking to those Christians who experience same-sex attraction and want to live a chaste life faithful to the clear teachings of Scripture, I increasingly find that different solutions to the questions that …

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This morning the Revd Dr Gavin Ashenden went on BBC Jersey to claim that the original Independent Review on Safeguarding in the Bob Key affair missed vital information which may have affected the outcome of the report. Specifically it was …

Jersey – New Allegations Read more »

An interesting news item posted on the Salisbury Diocese website together with the content of Bishop Nick Holtam’s address to the Diocesan Synod. The Bishop of Sherborne, the Archdeacon of Dorset and I met with 10 clergy from Dorset who …

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I haven’t blogged much about this issue, but this press statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury is bang on the nail. Emphasis added by myself. The Archbishop of Canterbury is very concerned at the news that the proposed ‘Anti-Homosexuality Bill’ …

Rowan on the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill Read more »

Most home theological libraries will have a number of books on the issue of women in leadership. Now there is a new volume to add to the sometimes interminable debate as to whether women should be bishops, should be ordained …

Review – The Gender Agenda Read more »

Rowan Williams and John Sentamu have released the text of their amendment on Women Bishops due to be presented to Synod next week. The amendment reads as follows: Draft amendments to omit reference to delegation Co-ordinate Jurisdiction Clause 2 1. …

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