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
Last Friday’s Church Times (27 October 2023) had an excellent leader comment, pointing out that “As the row intensifies over how the Church of England acknowledges such [same-sex] relationships, it is easy to overlook that it is about ordinary, unremarkable couples, living and ministering with the minimum of fuss.” It is well worth reading, so here …
Continue reading “Living in love, despite the Bishops’ arguments”
In February 2023 General Synod voted to allow the blessing of same-sex couples and for the odious Issues in Human Sexuality to be given the boot and replaced by new, more progressive, Pastoral Guidance – see https://cofe-equal-marriage.org.uk/b/1Ae for full details. Since then we have been waiting expectantly to hear news of the progress made in …
by Charlie Bell The Revd Dr Charlie Bell is a Fellow at Girton College, Cambridge, assistant curate at St John the Divine, Kennington, and a consultant to the LLF Implementation Pastoral Guidance Working Group. In this article, first published in ViaMedia.news, he concludes: “We have had enough. We have been taken for granted in Synod, …
by Charlie Bell The Revd Dr Charlie Bell is a Fellow at Girton College, Cambridge, assistant curate at St John the Divine, Kennington, and a consultant to the LLF Implementation Pastoral Guidance Working Group. In this article, first published in ViaMedia.news, he concludes: “It’s time – in fact, it’s well beyond time – for our …
The following letter from eighteen evangelicals was published in a recent issue of the Church Times (3 March 2023 – https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2023/3-march/comment/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor). The Equal Campaign approves. For far too long conservative evangelical organizations such as CEEC and the Church Society have claimed that only those who subscribe to their package of deeply conservative beliefs are entitled …
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by Andrew Foreshew-Cain The Revd Andrew Foreshew-Cain married his partner of 14 years, Steve Foreshew, in 2014. One of the founders of the Campaign for Equal Marriage in the Church of England, he is currently Chaplain at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. Back in 1993 John Major, sometime Conservative Prime Minister, conjured an image of an …
Continue reading “The Church of England and the mists of time”
This statement has been superseded by: Equal and Inclusive Church issue joint statement
Following the results of the LLF consultation, Living in Love and Faith has entered its final phase, ‘Discernment and Decision‘. The College of Bishops is having a series of meetings to discuss the way forward for the Church, the next (and last) of which is next week, 12–14 December 2022. At this meeting the bishops …
Continue reading “Vigils for Equal Marriage while the bishops meet”
UPDATE: Same-sex Marriage List Campaign Action This Action, to build a list of serving clergy in the C of E who would be willing to solemnize the marriages of same-sex couples in church when it’s legal to do so, has now reached a critical stage. Earlier this month (October 2022), the number of verified clergy who …
Continue reading “Equal Marriage – pressure for change grows”
Friday 30 September 2022 – tomorrow – four bishops from the ‘Next Steps’ group, plus Eeva John, will be meeting with representatives of eight progressive Church of England groups at Lambeth Palace, including Equal. Why historic? Amazingly, this is the first time C of E bishops have officially met with organizations working for the full …