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
by Nic Tall Some reflections on General Synod, from someone who was there at the heart of the action: From outside the church this will look like a tiny step, a begrudging tokenistic shift which still falls far short of the rights enjoyed by LGBTQIA+ people in British society. But from inside the church this …
On 20 January the Church of England published their proposals to allow the church blessing of same-sex couples, together with draft liturgies for such services. Alas, same-sex marriage is not included. These documents will be considered by General Synod in February. They can be downloaded by clicking the links below: Living in Love and Faith: …
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In September 2022, with the publication of the results of the Living in Love and Faith consultation, LLF entered its final phase, ‘Discernment and Decision’. On 12–14 December 2022 the College of Bishops had the second of its series of meetings to discuss the way forward for the Church; at this meeting the bishops debated …
by Paul Bayes This article is the keynote address given on 26 June 2021 at the recent national conference of MoSAIC, the Movement of Supporting Anglicans for an Inclusive Church. MoSAIC is a coalition bringing together campaigns on issues such as race, ability, sexuality, gender, and gender identity. The Rt Revd Paul Bayes is Bishop …
The Campaign for Equal Marriage in the Church of England was formally launched in April 2019 to campaign for changes in the Church to remove the current discrimination against married same-sex couples in the Church and to enable same-sex couples to be married in their parish church – in other words, for all married or …