Ghana, Synod & the ‘Othering’ of LGBTQI People
by Charlie Bell The Revd Dr Charlie Bell is a Fellow at Girton College, Cambridge and curate at St John the Divine, Kennington. In this article, first published in ViaMedia.news, …
LLF – Handing on the Baton?
by Helen King Helen King is Professor Emerita in Classical Studies at The Open University and was a member of the Living in Love and Faith project (part of the …
LLF – Waiting for Godot
by Helen King Helen King is Professor Emerita in Classical Studies at The Open University and was a member of the Living in Love and Faith project (part of the …
LLF – Patience & Pain
by Peter Leonard The Venerable Peter Leonard is Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight and Chair of OneBodyOneFaith. In this article he explores how discussions about sexuality in the Church of …
General Synod: Compromise & Conscience
by Charlie Bell The Revd Dr Charlie Bell is a Fellow at Girton College, Cambridge and curate at St John the Divine, Kennington. In this article, first published in ViaMedia.news, …
Dr Christina Beardsley: Why I left the Bishops’ sexuality project
by Christina Beardsley The Revd Dr Christina Beardsley (Tina) is a retired healthcare chaplain, researcher, speaker, author, and honorary assistant priest at St John’s Church, Fulham, London. A long-time advocate …
On the outside Looking in
by Sara Gillingham Sara Gillingham was a lay member of the Church of England but left the C of E as a result of the distressing experiences described in this …
Disturbing advice to evangelical candidates for General Synod
by Phil Gardner Phil Gardner is a member of the Equal Campaign’s organising group. A lay Anglican, he is on the synod of the deanery to which his parish church …
A fly on the wall
by Charlie Bell On Monday 6 September the Governing Body of the Church in Wales voted, after a passionate and moving debate, to allow the blessing of same-sex marriages and …
How I changed my mind about same-sex marriage
by Francis Spufford This is an engaging personal story and also a persuasive argument. The Church’s current dispute about who can get married is the latest example of a process …