A very interesting piece in this weekend’s Church of England Newspaper (online at Anglican Mainstream). By Adrian Hall, CEN THE GOVERNMENT’S Equality Bill fails to take sufficient account of religion and instead sees society as “a collection of individuals,” the …

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The last paragraph of the recently published “Manhattan Declaration” makes for interesting reading. Because we honor justice and the common good, we will not comply with any edict that purports to compel our institutions to participate in abortions, embryodestructive research, …

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A very interesting statement from the soon to retire Bishop Tom Butler of Southwark popped up yesterday. Bishop Tom addressed the issue of whether parishes who took up the Pope’s offer might be able to walk away lock, stock and …

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After readings in the Commons and the Lords this week, Clause 59 (previously Clause 58 and 61), which removes the Waddington Amendment to the CJA has been removed in the Bill to be presented to the Commons. You can read …

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Yup, we now have the full text and if you’re so inclined you can read it all here. Here’s the interesting bit as far as I’m concerned. 1.5 The Catechism of the Catholic Church is the authoritative expression of the …

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You might not be aware, but there is a fantastic network called Awesome which connects ordained Evangelical Anglican women across the Church of England, whether they are priests or permanent deacons. Rosie Ward of CPAS has just blogged that their …

Awesome! Read more »