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Bit of a stir being caused this afternoon by this story in the papers. In a leaflet issued to parishoners, the Rev Angus MacLeay used passages in the Bible to justify women playing a submissive role in local church life. …
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General Synod – We affirm desire of ACNA to remain in the Anglican Communion
An amazing moment in General Synod as it passes a motion to affirm the desire of ACNA to remain part of the Communion. That this Synod, aware of the distress caused by recent divisions within the Anglican churches of the …
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Questions Questions
Yesterday in Synod we had question time (a slightly less fractious affair then the one that happens over the road from where Synod meets) and there were one or two questions up to discuss issues around the Equality Bill and …
Cutting Out Scripture
If you read Morning Prayer this morning in the Church of England you’ll have noticed that a portion of the Old Testament text for today was omitted from the official reading. Here for all to see is what we were …
Go the Pope!
The Telegraph (via Martin Beckford) has it all! Benedict XVI claimed that legislation introduced by Labour to end discrimination “actually violates natural law†because it stopped worshippers remaining true to their beliefs. Rather than making society more equal, the Government’s …
Church of England Officially Opposes the Equality Bill
Something of this kind has been hinted at over the past few weeks, but now it’s official. A statement issued on behalf of the Rt Revd Michael Scott-Joynt, Bishop of Winchester, the Rt Revd Michael Langrish, Bishop of Exeter and …
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