Drafting Group – An Exercise in the Fundamentals of Orthodoxy

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By Peter Ould Posted on February 11, 2009 Posted in Church of England No Comments Tagged with Amendments, Attempts, Dioceses, Drafting Group, Elections, Favour, Final Vote, General Synod, Group Move, Legislation Subject, Next Five Years, Proposals, Substantial Debate, Synod Members, Two Thirds, Voting Records

Simply put, Synod has agreed to let the drafting group move forward with shaping the legislation, subject to amendments and comment being suggested by Synod members. It will then come back to Synod, where a more substantial debate can then …

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By Peter Ould Posted on February 11, 2009 Posted in Church of England No Comments Tagged with Assurances, Bishops, Brains, Church of England, Clergy, Drafting Group, Episcopacy, Eyebrows, Female Candidates, Forward In Faith, General Synod Of The Church Of England, Incumbency, Jonathan Baker, Parish Councils, Purple Shirts, Seven Letters, Snarky, Sticking Point, Traditionalists, Woman Bishop, Woman Priest

Question. What has over 800 legs, 400 brains (some of them covered by the most impressive eyebrows), several purple shirts and yet still can’t come to an agreed mind on the introduction of women bishops. Answer (if you still hadn’t …

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What the Votes Mean

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