The Campaign For Equal Marriage in the Church of England
working to allow all couples to marry in church, regardless of their sex or sexuality
On Wednesday 15 November, General Synod voted to approve the Prayers of Love and Faith and a ‘standalone service of prayers for same-sex couples’. This is one small but welcome step towards what will always be our ultimate goal – equal marriage for everyone. As you may remember, the motion and its accompanying paper (GS …
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, he concludes: “Synod reps, I urge you to get this done. Say no to delay, and drag the Church of England on the first step of …
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 History Working Group). These two articles were originally published on Professor King’s sharedconversations blog in July and October 2021, and are reproduced here by kind …
The unjust CDM process initiated against Fr Robert Thompson has been dismissed. See this earlier news item for the back story. Fr Robert, a priest in the Diocese of London, was recently subject to a Clergy Discipline Measure complaint as a result of his acting as advocate for a young woman driven from her church …
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Statement from the Campaign for Equal Marriage in the Church of England on the CDM process initiated against the Revd Robert Thompson, Vicar of SS Mary and James, West Hampstead The Campaign has learned of the launch of a Clergy Disciplinary Measure (CDM) case against the Revd Robert Thompson with genuine concern. It is understood …
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