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 9 January 2023 the Bishop of Worcester, the Rt Revd Dr John Inge, issued an open letter to his diocese setting out why he believes that “the celebration and honouring of monogamous, faithful same-sex relationships by the Church of England would be consonant with the scriptural witness.” The Equal Marriage Campaign is very pleased …
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 …
Fr Andrew was interviewed by the Guardian recently about his new post at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford, the work of the Campaign and the challenges to the Church of England in its current attitudes to gay people and our relationships. You can read the article here and the full text of the article is …
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The University of Kent has come under pressure from its own students and (and here) staff, as well as many others, for agreeing to host the Lambeth Conference, at which the husbands and wives of gay and lesbian bishops have been uninvited. The University has now issued the following statement and is seeking a meeting …
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The College of Bishops of Toronto have issued a statement in response to the action of the Archbishop of Canterbury in refusing to invite the husband of Bishop Kevin Robertson to the Lambeth Conference in 2020. It is a model of gentle Anglican faith and patience, tinged with inevitable sadness. College of Bishops’ Statement Feast …
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From the Episcopal News Website: The American Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops said March 15 that it is “aggrieved and distressed” by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s decision to exclude the same-sex spouses of bishops invited to the 2020 Lambeth Conference. Full article here. The bishops of the American Episcopal Church have reacted strongly …
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Posted without comment. This is genuine and from the Lambeth Conference Website as of 25th Feb 2019
OneBodyOneFaith responds to the failure to invite the husbands and wives of gay and lesbian bishops to the Lambeth Conference. In the light of the disappointing exclusion of the husbands, wives and partners of gay and lesbian bishops from the Lambeth Conference OneBodyOneFaith has issued an invitation to the spouses and partners of gay and …
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Every decade or so the bishops of the Anglican Communion’s constituent Churches are invited by the Archbishop of Canterbury to gather for fellowship, prayer and discussion on the issues affecting the life of the Churches of the Communion for the Lambeth Conference. The next meeting is to be held in 2020 [postponed to 2022] and …
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