Women Bishops
OK then. I give in. Seeing as tomorrow is the start of the Extraordinary meeting of General Synod which will include on Tuesday a whole day debating the finalised motion with the Appleby amendment followed by a final vote, I …
Tag: Church of England
Three Challenges
I co-wrote a piece with Andrew Lilico that has just been published on the Conservative Home website. The third key challenge concerns whether we should remain the Church ofEngland — should we continue to be the state church. This issue may …
Appointing Justin – A Lesson in Communication
In a little over two hours time it will be formally announced that Justin Welby, currently the Bishop of Durham, will become the new Archbishop of Canterbury, succeeding Rowan Williams as the next occupant of Lambeth Palace. Of course, we …
How am I homophobic? Let me count the ways…
I’m astonished by a letter that has appeared in the Church of England Newspaper today, in response to my letter of two weeks ago. Sir, I have no doubt that many of your readers were aghast at the Rev Peter …
Letter in Today’s Church of England Newspaper
It got the star treatment. Sir, Vaughan Robert’s courageous move to share his same-sex attraction is encouraging for evangelicals in the Church of England. He has become the most senior currently serving churchman at present to not only be honest about his …
Be Honest – But Only If You Agree With Us
You’ve got to love Changing Attitude. There’s nothing like a bit of double-mindedness to entertain you on a weekend. Take the latest self-publicity attempt which is a letter to every bishop in the Church of England demanding that they be …