Opinion – 17 January 2024
Colin Coward Unadulterated Love Abusive unhealthy traditional Christianity, theology and practice Alex Fry ViaMedia.News More than Theology? How Beliefs About Women’s Ordination are Socially Rooted...
View ArticleUpdate on Smyth review
The Church of England issued a press release today, giving an update on the Smyth review. It is copied below. Update on Smyth review 17/01/2024 Statement from National Director of Safeguarding The...
View ArticleGlasgow report: call to investigate Secretary General
The Church Times carries a report: Psychologist reports ‘significant harm’ after closure of Independent Safeguarding Board which deals with the Glasgow report, as covered on TA previously here. In...
View ArticleAssistant Bishop of Bangor
The Church in Wales has announced that the Revd Canon David Morris is to become the Assistant Bishop of Bangor. He will be consecrated as a bishop on 11 May 2024 and will adopt the title of Bishop of...
View ArticleOpinion – 20 January 2024
Colin Coward Unadulterated Love Healthy contemporary evolutionary Christian vision, theology and practice Neil Elliot NumbersMatters Data: Less is more? The post Opinion – 20 January 2024 first...
View ArticleCollege and House of Bishops meetings – January 2024
Press release from the Church of England College and House of Bishops meetings – January 2024 19/01/2024 The College of Bishops has spent the last two days together, meeting for Bible study, prayer and...
View ArticleSafeguarding Bishop admits that survivor was misled
press release 19 January 2024 A prominent campaigner alleges that senior leaders in the Church of England are protecting its Secretary General William Nye against allegations that he has put reputation...
View ArticleResponse group for Wilkinson and Jay reviews
Press release from the Church of England Response group for Wilkinson and Jay reviews 23/01/2024 Following the publication of Sarah Wilkinson’s Review into the ISB and in light of the forthcoming...
View ArticleOpinion – 24 January 2024
Colin Coward Unadulterated Love The tunic was seamless, woven in one piece throughout Gavin Drake Church Abuse Church of England safeguarding: Why won’t Gilo go away? An open memo to all members of the...
View ArticleProfessor Alexis Jay to publish report in February
From the Future of Church Safeguarding website: Professor Alexis Jay to publish recommendations on Church January 23, 2024 Professor Alexis Jay CBE has informed the Archbishops of Canterbury and of...
View ArticleLLF bishops propose new commitments
Updated The bishops of Newcastle and Leicester have written an article published today in the Church Times, in which they state that they intend to bring to General Synod in February some new...
View ArticleGeneral Synod outline of business for February 2024
The outline of business for next month’s meeting of the Church of England’s General Synod that we linked to last month has been amended. The order of business on Saturday morning has been changed, some...
View ArticleOpinion – 27 January 2024
Martin Sewell Surviving Church From Culture Change to Winning Ways Steven Shakespeare Redefining marriage? Opposition to same sex marriage and the limits of the claim to ‘biblical’ orthodoxy Anon...
View ArticleOpinion – 31 January 2024
Colin Coward Unadulterated Love The difference between the unconditionally loving God of Jesus and today’s abusive, unhealthy omni-God Helen King sharedconversations Resets, settlement, commitments and...
View ArticleBishop of Reading announces her retirement
The Bishop of Reading, the Rt Revd Olivia Graham, has announced she will retire later this year, on 30 September. The post Bishop of Reading announces her retirement first appeared on Thinking Anglicans.
View ArticleLLF: Statement from the Bishop of Newcastle
Updated 4 pm Thursday Living in Love and Faith: A Statement from Bishop Helen-Ann First published on: 1st February 2024 My first commitment, and priority, is to continue to respond to God’s calling to...
View ArticleLLF: over 130 General Synod members oppose “reset” and “settlement”
The Church Times reports: Do not obstruct Synod’s decision on same-sex blessings, members say MORE than 130 members of the General Synod have signed a letter expressing their view that the proposal of...
View ArticleOpinion – 3 February 2024
Colin Coward Unadulterated Love This week’s events bring me close to despair Phil Groves ViaMedia.News To be Evangelical is to Challenge ‘Orthodoxy’ Stephen Parsons Surviving Church Can we ever...
View ArticleIndependent Safeguarding Board: radio interview transcript
The BBC Radio 4 Sunday programme carried an item on 28 January about the now defunct Church of England Independent Safeguarding Board. You can hear the item from the BBC website (starts at about 20...
View ArticleLLF: roundup of recent statements and news reports
Updated Since we posted the statement of the Bishop of Newcastle on Thursday morning, there have been several further statements. Some of these have been linked in the comments, but I am repeating them...
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