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June 27 2014
Archbishop of York attacks religious brainwashing
His Grace was struck by the first comment on this in the ensuing chat thread: "I went to a catholic school, ok it was some years ago, but they brainwashed all the kids, or at least they tried, we were taught some nightmarish stuff, hate protestants, too many to put on here, but one sticks in my mind, I actually felt sorry for some of my friends because they were not catholic, we believed they would never know god because they weren't catholic, all religious schools try & brainwash the kid
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June 26 2014
First clergyman who flouted the Church of England’s gay marriage ban is fired by his bishop
The decision by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham Richard Inwood to remove the Canon’s ‘Permission to Officiate’ will also make it very difficult for him to function as a priest anywhere else in the Church of England.
Pro-gay liberals say the development is ‘disappointing’.
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June 26 2014
England’s Synod agenda built around women bishop question
On the afternoon of Friday 11 July, the Synod will be debating the first consideration of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure and the associated Amending Canon No.34, which give effect to proposals in developed in response to the reports of the Chichester commissaries and approved by the Synod in February.
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June 19 2014
Why does the CofE preach a PC gospel of middle-class respectability?
The Church of England is putting more money specifically into educating white, working-class children?
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June 05 2014
Archbishops call on church to pray for new disciples of Jesus
The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said: “The task before us cannot be overestimated. We could easily be disheartened. We cannot do it alone. But. . . Allelulia! For we are not thrown back on ourselves, but in, by and through the power of the Holy Spirit, God brings forth life. It is right that as the Evangelism Task Group considers how it may resource the Church to bear faithful witness to Jesus Christ, the commitment to pray is the essential first step.
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June 04 2014
Church of England vicars face sack for joining the BNP or National Front
The effective proscribing by the bishops of the two political parties comes after the General Synod gave final approval in 2012 to legislation making it 'unbecoming' or 'inappropriate' conduct for clergy to be members of a political party with policies and activities declared “incompatible” with Church teaching on race equality.
The Church of England bishops were given the power to make a declaration on parties or organisations deemed incompatible with Christian teaching.
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June 04 2014
ENGLAND: Church attendance has been propped up by immigrants, says study
Brierley said that the alleviation in the rate of decline was due partly to "the large number of new black and other immigrant churches which have been started" and "the increasing success of new gatherings" in the fresh expressions movement.
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May 29 2014
Archbishop of Canterbury endorses call for Sudan death sentence to be dropped
The statement can be read in full here:
As the Co-Chairs of the Christian Muslim Forum we call for compassion in this situation and for the death sentence against Mariam Yehya Ibrahim Ishag to be dropped.
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May 28 2014
CofE House of Bishops’ statement: What is going on?
First, we do not know, and will never be told, why the House of Bishops reached this decision? Why? Because House meetings are private and their papers and minutes are never published. This is very odd given that the House meets as a House of the General Synod and all Synod meetings are open to everyone and the papers and minutes are publicly available.
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May 13 2014
Welby tells Church schools to teach respect for gay and lesbian relationships
It adds that church primary schools should draw up policies specifically recognising the needs of transgender pupils.
Meanwhile older children who decide to come out are to be given “unequivocal support” from teachers and chaplains.
Secondary school children should, it adds, be given frank information to help them to “explore their identity”.
Meanwhile traditional Church doctrines on homosexuality are to be presented only alongside a range of alternatives.
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