Supporting gay marriage is an obvious good. But we should be confident enough to face up our differences too.
These posts are by guest authors for Fulcrum
Sexuality
Gay Partnership and Christian Discipleship
A generous engagement with Matthew Grayshon's recent article on gay partnerships.
Revd Dr Sean Doherty is Tutor in Ethics at St Mellitus College and St Paul’s Theological Centre in London, and Associate Minister at St Francis Community Church, Dalgarno Way, a church plant in an inner-city housing estate. He has recently completed a doctorate on economic ethics at Oxford and is a member of the Grove Ethics group. He is the author of Foundations for Medical Ethics. Sean is married to Gaby and they have three children. They both became Christians at Soul Survivor, and before ordination Sean worked for Barclays Bank and USPG.
The St Matthias Day Statement (CEEC): Comment by Andrew Goddard and Text
The St Matthias Day Statement (CEEC): Comment by Andrew Goddard and Statement Text Comment by Andrew Goddard The St Matthias Day Statement issued on Monday of this week by the Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC) seeks to offer a theological contribution to the debates in church and society surrounding marriage and sexual relationships. It … Continue Reading
Can the State 'Redefine' Social Institutions?
Can the State 'Redefine' Social Institutions? by Jonathan Chaplin As the argument over gay marriage begins to generate heat if not yet light it is evident that a fundamental question in the debate is going to be whether it is within the moral authority of the state to “redefine” something like marriage at all. While … Continue Reading
Church Services after a Civil Partnership Registration: What, and What is Not, Permitted
Church Services after a Civil Partnership Registration: What is and is not permitted? By Gavin Foster Introduction What is a member of the clergy permitted to do when asked by a same-sex couple to provide a church service in recognition of their Civil Partnership? On the face of it the answer would seem to be … Continue Reading
Evangelical and Gay
Evangelical and Gay Fulcrum has always supported the church’s traditional stance on homosexual relationships and our position on this has not changed. However, as on other subjects, we want to encourage careful listening to other perspectives in order to make a more thoughtful response to homosexuality. The article below, which has been submitted to us, … Continue Reading
Faithfulness Matters Bible Study: The Patriarch, his wife, the Pharaoh and the slave
Faithfulness Matters Bible Study The Patriarch, his wife, the Pharaoh and the slave by Jody Stowell ‘The Glory of God is a human being fully alive’ IRENAEUS The above quotation from the early church is one of my favourites and it seemed right to use this as the basis from which I wrote a Bible … Continue Reading
Women's Ministry and Homosexuality: Questioning the Connections
Fulcrum Newsletter August 2011 Women’s Ministry and Homosexuality: Questioning the Connections by Stephen Kuhrt Co-published, with permission, with the Church of England Newspaper 12th August 2011 A common assumption within the church today is that a close connection exists between support for the full ministry of women and support for a revision of the church’s … Continue Reading
Wisdom from the Scots: The CofE and Same-sex unions
Wisdom from the Scots: The CofE and Same-sex Unions by Andrew Goddard and Giles Goddard This article appeared in Church Times, 20 May 2011 part of the ongoing conversation in the Goddard 2 Goddard series Six months ago, in his presidential address to the General Synod, the Archbishop of Canterbury described the “need for some … Continue Reading
Fulcrum Statement: On the Use of Religious Buildings for Registration of Civil Partnerships
Fulcrum Statement On the Use of Religious Buildings for Registration of Civil Partnerships Fulcrum notes with appreciation undertakings given by the Church of England and the Catholic Church that they will not allow their churches to be used for ceremonies registering or celebrating same-sex unions. It means that a clear demarcation exists between these churches … Continue Reading