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Gay Partnership and Christian Discipleship
A generous engagement with Matthew Grayshon’s recent article on gay partnerships. (more…)
Avoiding the Ecclesiology of Liberal Protestantism
Fulcrum Newsletter April 2012 – One of the many interesting things about being part of the leadership team of Fulcrum over the last nine years has been the experience of being shot at by both liberal Anglicans and conservative evangelicals. Sometimes on t (more…)
Communion Connections: Web of Mutuality or Fragmentation?
Communion Connections: Web of Mutuality or Fragmentation? by Graham Kings, Bishop of Sherborne 'Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable web of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects us all indirectly'. Martin Luther King wrote these words in a letter from jail in Birmingham, […]
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 […]
The Anglican Communion Covenant and the Church of England: Ramifications
The Anglican Communion Covenant and the Church of England: Ramifications by Andrew Goddard It is now clear that less than half the dioceses of the Church of England will agree, in both their house of clergy and house of laity, to “approve the draft Act of Synod adopting the Anglican Communion Covenant”. This article attempts […]
Should we Redefine Marriage?
Should we Redefine Marriage? By Andrew Goddard Recognising the Cultural Terrain Over 185,000 people have already signed the Coalition for Marriage (C4M) petition which states “I support the legal definition of marriage which is the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others. I oppose any attempt […]
Transcript of BBC Radio 4 Sunday Programme, 11 March 2012: Discussion on the Anglican Communion
Transcript of BBC Radio 4 Sunday Programme, 11 March 2012 Discussion on the Anglican Communion, audio clip here Interviewer: Ed Stourton Interviewees: Dairmaid MacCulloch, Graham Kings Stourton The Anglican Covenant was Rowan Williams’s big idea for securing unity of the worldwide Anglican Communion after the row over the American church’s decision to appoint a gay […]
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 […]
The Body of Christ or A Body Bag of Parts?
The Body of Christ or A Body Bag of Parts? A speech given to Hereford Diocesan Synod By Simon Cawdell I stand before you this morning as a passionate supporter of the Anglican Communion its life, its diversity and the riches contained within it that we share. The links we share with our partner dioceses […]