Marriage – The Campaign For Equal Marriage in the Church of England

5 April 202122 July 2021

Repeating Workshop:
An Inclusive Introduction to Living in Love and Faith

A workshop to explore the content of the LLF resources from an inclusive perspective About this Event The Campaign for Equal Marriage in the Church of England invites you to join us for a three-hour Zoom workshop to explore the content and principles of the LLF resources from an inclusive perspective. The workshop will provide …

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An Inclusive Introduction to Living in Love and Faith”

22 November 201922 July 2021

Thank God for equal marriage – a talk by Jeffrey John

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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17 June 201911 May 2021

An Invitation to the Feast: A positive biblical approach to equal marriage

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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13 June 201922 July 2021

Ecuador legalizes same-sex marriage

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 …

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12 June 201911 May 2021

An Invitation to the Feast: A positive biblical approach to equal marriage

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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12 June 201911 April 2021

Marriage, Scripture and some things to think about

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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3 June 20191 September 2019

Does the Bible really… give us a clear definition of marriage?

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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22 May 20193 July 2019

The lesson of equal love

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 …

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22 May 201922 May 2019

Methodist Church moves closer to marriage equality.

The Methodist Church has moved a step closer to recognizing gay marriages in a new Report entitled ‘God in Love Unites Us‘, and which was drawn up by the Methodist Church’s Marriage and Relationships Task Group. The Report comes at the end of a long process of reflection and study, and s will be put …

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22 May 20193 July 2019

Why is equal marriage so controversial?

by Jonathan Clatworthy As part of our series of articles on the theology of marriage equality, Jonathan Clatworthy has written for us on why marriage equality is so difficult for the Church. Jonathan is a theologian with a special interest in monotheism and ethics. He is a Research Fellow at Liverpool University and has taught …

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