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10 Jul 2009

Penitent homophobes

Twelve years ago, I raised my hand in a church meeting to give my approval to a vote opposing the ordination of “practising homosexuals” as ministers.
7 Jul 2009

Backlash grows against Nazir-Ali's call for gay "repentance"

Michael Nazir-Ali, the Anglican Bishop of Rochester, is facing strong criticism from both Christian and secular quarters after calling on gay and lesbian people to “repent” of their sexuality.
26 Jun 2008

Evangelical leader criticises failure to condemn violence against gays

The head of the Church Army, a leading Anglican mission agency with a significant evangelical constituency, has expressed his distress at the failure of two Anglican archbishops to clearly condemn violence against gay people.
11 Jan 2008

Rethinking religion in an open society
8 Oct 2007

Williams says an attack on Iran would be criminal, ignorant and murderous

Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has said that those close to the Bush administration in the USA who want military action against Syria and Iran are guilty of “criminal, ignorant and potentially murderous folly”. He urged peaceful stabilisation in Iraq.