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
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 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 that has gone on throughout Christian history, right back to New Testament times. Change comes about when the Church realizes that an existing rule conflicts …
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A workshop to explore the content of the LLF resources from an inclusive perspective NB As there is now less demand for the workshops we have decided not to offer any more for the time being. If you would like to come to a workshop if we decide to restart them, please let us know by …
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An Inclusive Introduction to Living in Love and Faith”
Jeffrey John to speak on marriage equality at St George’s Westcombe Park Jeffrey John, the Dean of St Albans [update: until 2021] and a hero to the movement for equality in the Church of England, is speaking on marriage equality as part of a lecture series held at St George’s, Westcombe Park. The talk is …
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This excellent article by Simon Taylor, Canon Chancellor of Derby Cathedral, is taken from Modern Believing, the journal of Modern Church. Many of us are looking for strong arguments based firmly on Scripture and this is one of the best in an increasing field of research, study and argument. Highly recommended. You can download the …
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Gay Times has reported on the latest country to legalize same-sex marriage. Ecuador’s highest court has ruled in favour of same-sex marriage. On Wednesday 12 June, the Constitutional Court in capital city Quito voted five-to-four to introduce marriage equality for LGBTQ people in the small South American nation, following in the footsteps of countries like …
by Simon Taylor This excellent article by Simon Taylor, Canon Chancellor of Derby Cathedral, is taken from Modern Believing, the journal of Modern Church. Many of us are looking for strong arguments based firmly on Scripture and this is one of the best in an increasing field of research, study and argument. Highly recommended. The …
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by Andrew Foreshew-Cain The following talk was given by Fr Andrew at the Rainbow Church event at St Stephen’s, Bath on Saturday 18 May 2019. In it he looks at marriage in Scripture, approaches to reading Scripture and issues in interpretation. Thank you for the invitation to speak to you this afternoon. My intention is …
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by Martyn Percy The following is one of a series of articles commissioned by the Ozanne Foundation on theological and biblical reflection on issues on human sexuality. We reproduce them here with permission from the Ozanne Foundation. The original series, and other interesting pieces, can be found here. The Very Revd Professor Martyn Percy (BA, …
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by Rosemary Hannah Following a first degree in theology and biblical languages from the University of St Andrews, Rosemary Hannah’s doctorate at the University of Durham was on the Victorian Third Marquess of Bute, the subject of her later published biography. For many years she was Church History Co-ordinator at the Theological Institute of the …