Welby sorry for Anglican ‘hurt’ to LGBT community – BBC
Justin Welby has apologised for “hurt and pain” caused by the Anglican Church to the LGBT community. BBC 15 January 2016 John Clark
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Anglican summit: Traditionalists’ anger over Justin Welby’s federal plan – Daily Telegraph
Some clerics attending make-or-break summit to avert schism over homosexuality said to have only known about plan from media reports. John Bingham. Daily Telegraph 12 January2016 John Clark
Where Faith is Born: Seeing Ourselves Honestly, Seeing the World Differently
59% of British people describe themselves as Christians, according to the most recent census; 12% down from the previous decade. The Pew Research Center in the United States has predicted that, if the current trend continues, this number will fall to 45% by 2050. But if I were a member of a secularist organisation, I … Continue Reading
Bishop of Salisbury welcomes Paris agreement and calls for sights to be set higher on climate change
On 17th December 2015 the House of Lords debated a motion from Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer, “To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress was made at the COP 21 climate change talks”. The Bishop of Salisbury, Rt Revd Nicholas Holtam, spoke in the debate, congratulating Government on the achievements on climate change at the … Continue Reading
Gay clergyman banned from taking services after marrying partner -Guardian
Jeremy Davies, a priest for 42 years who married opera singer partner last year, refused ‘permission to officiate’ by bishop of Winchester. Harriet Sherwood. Guardian. 13 December 2015 John Clark
ANALYSIS: Christianised Islam is root of UK’s Muslim reform movement – Lapidomedia
MAAJID Nawaz, eloquent, charismatic, and sartorially exquisite head of the Quilliam Foundation, emerged from an Egyptian prison not just a wiser, but a Christianised man. Jenny Taylor. Lapidomedia. 9 December 2015 John Clark
Bishop of Bristol highlights the effect of loneliness on health and wellbeing
On 26th November 2015 the House of Lords debated a motion from Lord Crisp, “that this House takes note of the case for building a health-creating society in the United Kingdom where all sectors contribute to creating a healthy and resilient population.” The Bishop of Bristol, Rt Revd Mike Hill, spoke in the debate. Church … Continue Reading
‘Understand ISIS’ former Archbishop Rowan Williams advises journalists – Lapidomedia.
THE former Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday (17 November) criticised sections of the media for ‘dehumanising’ Islamic State.Instead, journalists should ‘attempt to understand our enemies’, Dr Rowan Williams, now Master of Magdalene College Cambridge, said, giving the 2015 Orwell Lecture at University College London last night. David Knowles. Lapidomedia. 18 November 2015 John Clark
Synod to discuss ‘migrant crisis’ at inaugural meeting – Church Times
THE Queen will inaugurate the tenth General Synod on 24 November. The tasks awaiting the newly elected body include further work on the strategy to reverse the Church’s numerical decline, and exploring the “highly contentious issue of human sexuality”. Madeleine Davies. Church Times. 30 October 2015 John Clark
Vatican cricketers beat Archbishop’s XI in Rome
Anglican and Vatican cricketers met for the second time in Rome on 24 October in a match that saw the Vatican team win. Archbishop of Canterbury’s website. 24 October 2015 John Clark